cover-up
/ˈkʌvər ʌp/noun
उच्चारण कवर अप
लीपापोती, (सच) छिपाने का प्रयास
Core word
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an attempt to hide the truth about a crime, mistake or something bad
लीपापोती, (सच) छिपाने का प्रयास
- Officials were accused of a cover-up after the accident.
- The report exposed a massive cover-up.
- The inquiry revealed a cover-up of the company's losses.
+ 2 more examples
- Nobody believed there was no cover-up behind the delay.
- The editor refused to take part in a cover-up.
Synonyms whitewash
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a cover-up of + crime / mistake
It is a countable noun for an attempt to hide the truth. The thing hidden follows of.
यह सच छिपाने के प्रयास के लिए गणनीय संज्ञा है; जो बात छिपाई जाए वह 'of' के बाद आती है।
- The report exposed a cover-up of the accident.
- The minister denied a cover-up.
cover-up vs cover up (verb phrase)
The noun has a hyphen: a cover-up. The verb is written as two words: to cover up a mistake.
संज्ञा में hyphen लगता है: a cover-up; क्रिया दो शब्दों में लिखी जाती है: to cover up a mistake।
- They tried to cover up the fraud.
- The cover-up was worse than the crime.
accuse sb of a cover-up / allege a cover-up
Typical news patterns: someone is accused of a cover-up, or critics allege one.
समाचारों के सामान्य प्रयोग: किसी पर cover-up का आरोप लगाया जाता है या आलोचक इसका दावा करते हैं।
- The opposition alleged a cover-up in the land deal.
cover-up (clothing)
It can also name a light garment worn over a swimsuit, also written cover-up.
यह स्विमसूट के ऊपर पहने जाने वाले हल्के कपड़े को भी बताता है।
- She wore a cotton cover-up over her swimsuit.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cover-up
allegedofficialmassivedeliberatepolitical
- The inquiry looked into an alleged cover-up.
verb + cover-up
exposeuncoverdenysuspectorchestrate
- A newspaper exposed the cover-up.
cover-up + noun
scandalattemptplotstory
- The cover-up scandal led to his resignation.
cover-up + of + noun
of corruptionof the factsof errorsof a scandal
- The audit pointed to a cover-up of losses.
“More examples 5
- The company's cover-up of the leak angered the villagers.
कंपनी द्वारा रिसाव को छिपाने से गाँववाले नाराज़ हो गए।
- Radhika's article revealed a cover-up in the exam board.
राधिका के लेख ने परीक्षा बोर्ड में हुई लीपापोती को उजागर किया।
- The police denied that there had been any cover-up.
पुलिस ने इनकार किया कि कोई लीपापोती हुई थी।
- A cover-up often leads to more serious trouble than the original fault.
लीपापोती प्रायः मूल दोष से भी बड़ी परेशानी में डाल देती है।
- The judge ordered an inquiry into the alleged cover-up.
न्यायाधीश ने कथित लीपापोती की जाँच का आदेश दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ There was a cover up of the scam.
✓ There was a cover-up of the scam.
The noun is hyphenated; two separate words are the verb.
संज्ञा में hyphen लगता है; दो अलग शब्द क्रिया-रूप हैं।
✗ They cover-up the mistake.
✓ They cover up the mistake.
The verb form is written without a hyphen.
क्रिया-रूप hyphen के बिना लिखा जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cover-up, concealment and whitewash all hide something, but with different purposes.
Cover-up, concealment और whitewash कुछ छिपाते हैं, पर उद्देश्य अलग हैं।
An organised attempt to stop people finding out about a wrong.
किसी ग़लत काम का पता लगने से रोकने का संगठित प्रयास।
- The cover-up failed.
The act of hiding anything, not always wrong.
किसी भी चीज़ को छिपाने का कार्य, जो हमेशा ग़लत नहीं होता।
- The animal relied on concealment.
A report or action that makes a bad thing seem harmless.
ऐसी रिपोर्ट या कार्रवाई जो बुरी बात को हानिरहित दिखाए।
- The inquiry was called a whitewash.