uncover : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: uncover	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for uncover
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uncover v make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her" Synonym(s): uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway" Synonym(s): uncover, expose Antonym(s): cover
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uncover \Uncov"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uncovered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Uncovering}.] [1st pref. un- + cover.] 1. To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover* a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body. 2. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. [bd]To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation.[b8] --Milton. 3. To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uncover \Uncov"er\, v. i. 1. To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect. We are forced to uncover* after them. --Addison. 2. To remove the covers from dishes, or the like. Uncover, dogs, and lap. --Shak.