Undercover

//ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌvə(ɹ)// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

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."

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

Example

More examples

"An undercover operative infiltrated the organization."

Etymology

From under + cover.

Related phrases

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