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cover-ups

cover-ups is the plural of cover-up.

Meaning of cover-up

Noun

cover-up (plural cover-ups)

  1. An attempt to conceal or disguise something, especially a wrongdoing or a mistake.
    • Truthfulness means no lies and no cover-ups. Compassion means being kind and helpful to others. Forbearance means being able to tolerate and suffer, and not fight back.
  2. An item of clothing to be worn over a swimsuit while not in the water.
    • The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.2013, Velvet Carter, Blissfully Yours, page 93

Questions about cover-ups

What is cover-ups the plural of?
Cover-ups is the plural of cover-up.

Words near cover-ups in the dictionary

  1. cover-slut
  2. cover-sluts
  3. cover-the-buckle
  4. cover-the-buckles
  5. cover-up
  6. cover-ups
  7. coverability
  8. coverable
  9. Coverack
  10. coverage
  11. coverage analyses

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