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uncovering |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Uncover \Un*cov"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. ``To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation.'' --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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: uncovering n 1: the removal of covering [syn: {denudation}, {stripping}, {baring}, {husking}] 2: the act of discovering something [syn: {discovery}, {find}]
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