- 1uncover something to remove something that is covering something Uncover the pan and let the soup simmer. Archaeologists have uncovered an entire Roman city.
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- 2uncover something to discover something that was previously hidden or secret Police have uncovered a plot to kidnap the President's son.
uncover
verbNAmE//ʌnˈkʌvər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they uncover he / she / it uncovers
past simple uncovered
-ing form uncovering
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