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Undercover

//ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌvə(ɹ)// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Performed or happening in secret.
  2. 2
    Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.
Adjective
  1. 1
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who works undercover.

    "Then there's the heterosexual, open-mined ^([sic]) entourage who loves us dearly and are our best friends. They laugh at our humor and understand our sorrow. For they are rare and unique in prison. But the vipers always ruin things. They refer to our straight friends as "Closet-Cases," "Undercovers," and "Flip-Floppers.""

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide too little coverage.

    "The estimates of bias reported here depend on the assumption that 6- to 14-year-olds were undercovered at the same rate as children 0 to 14 years old and that 16- to 17-year-olds were undercovered at the same rate as 16- to 19-year-olds."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From under + cover.

Etymology 2

From under + cover.

Etymology 3

From under + cover.

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