Usually means: Concealed identity for secretive operations.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word under cover:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. under cover: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. under cover: Merriam-Webster
  3. under cover: Collins English Dictionary
  4. under-cover, under cover: Wordnik
  5. under cover: Wiktionary
  6. under cover: Dictionary.com
  7. Under Cover (Joe Lynn Turner album), Under Cover (TV series), Under Cover (film), Under Cover: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. under cover: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Under cover: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. under cover: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Under Cover (Ozzy Osbourne album), under cover: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (under cover)

▸ adjective:  protected by a covering or shelter

Similar:
covert, cloaked, covered, underwrapped, tect, cased, buried, beveiled, jacketed, clothed, more...

Opposite:
exposed, uncovered, visible, unhidden, unconcealed

Types:
secret, clandestine, covert, furtive, surreptitious, more...

Phrases:
under separate cover, Under Cover of Darkness, under the cover, goes under cover, more...



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Similar:
covert, cloaked, covered, underwrapped, tect, cased, buried, beveiled, jacketed, clothed, more...

Opposite:
exposed, uncovered, visible, unhidden, unconcealed

Types:
secret, clandestine, covert, furtive, surreptitious, more...

Phrases:
under separate cover, Under Cover of Darkness, under the cover, goes under cover, more...



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