uncoververb [ T ]
uk/ʌnˈkʌv.ər/us/ʌnˈkʌv.ɚ/C1 to discover something secret or hidden or remove something covering something else:
The investigation uncovered evidence of a large-scale illegal trade in wild birds.
The biography is an attempt to uncover the inner man.
to find something buried under the ground by removing the earth on top of it:
Digging in her garden, she uncovered a hoard of gold dating back to the ninth century.
More examples
- They uncovered a plot to destabilize the government.
- The investigation uncovered some interesting information on Mr Parkinson.
- Police officers uncovered an intricate web of deceit.
- While digging the foundations builders uncovered some important archaeological remains.
- It will be interesting to see what this investigation uncovers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- take the wraps off sth idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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