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covers one's tracks

covers one's tracks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cover one's tracks.

Meaning of cover one's tracks

Verb

cover one's tracks (third-person singular simple present covers one's tracks, present participle covering one's tracks, simple past and past participle covered one's tracks)

  1. (figuratively) To conceal how one has arrived at a certain result or position.
    • C.I.E. Class "D14" 4-4-0 No. 89 covers its tracks with a magnificent smokescreen as it pulls out of Dun Laoghaire with the 9.0 a.m. boat train for Dublin. [in this case, railway tracks]1959 September, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 401, photo caption
  2. (figuratively) To conceal, hide or destroy evidence of one's actions or identity.

Questions about covers one's tracks

What is covers one's tracks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Covers one's tracks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cover one's tracks.

Words near covers one's tracks in the dictionary

  1. covers
  2. covers ground
  3. covers one's back
  4. covers one's bases
  5. covers one's feet
  6. covers one's tracks
  7. covers oneself in glory
  8. covers shorts
  9. covers someone's ass
  10. covers the buckle
  11. covers the waterfront

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