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/ənkˈəvərɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Uncover v. t. (past & past part. uncovered; pres. part. uncovering)

To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.

To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. "To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation."

To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.

Uncover v. i.

To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect. "We are forced to uncover after them."

To remove the covers from dishes, or the like. "Uncover, dogs, and lap."

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Etymology of 'Uncovering'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Uncovering" Quotes from Famous Books

... be done but search the town, a blind search in the hope of uncovering some trail. That crime had been committed—either murder or abduction—was evident; the two had not dropped thus suddenly out of sight without cause. Nor did it seem possible they could have been whisked away without leaving some trace behind. The town was accustomed to murder ...

— Molly McDonald - A Tale of the Old Frontier • Randall Parrish

... breakfus fur the chill'n," she said, kneeling down on the hearth, and uncovering the embers which had been kept all ...

— Down the Ravine • Charles Egbert Craddock (real name: Murfree, Mary Noailles)

... him. She took off his collar and tie, unfastened the buttons, and then she was tugging at the shirt. It slid down, uncovering the shoulders. There was a dry, crackling sound, as of a fan stretched open—and Dolly sat down on the floor. "Oh-oh-oh," she ...

— The Trimming of Goosie • James Hopper

... hair. His shoulders were bent with years and labor, but he was still a hale and sturdy man. He was received with an air of welcome, and even of respect, by one of the gravest of the grave group he had approached, who, without uncovering, however, extended to him ...

— Cinq Mars, Complete • Alfred de Vigny

... Alyosha glanced at him, uncovering his face, which was swollen with crying like a child's, but turned away at once without uttering a word and hid his face in his ...

— The Brothers Karamazov • Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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