What does undercover mean?
Definitions for undercover
ˌʌn dərˈkʌv ər, ˈʌn dərˌkʌv-un·der·cov·er
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Princeton's WordNet
clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundadjective
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
Wiktionary
undercovernoun
A person who works undercover.
undercoveradjective
Performed or happening in secret.
undercoveradjective
Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.
Wikipedia
undercover
A cover in foreign, military or police human intelligence or counterintelligence is the ostensible identity and/or role or position in an infiltrated organization assumed by a covert agent during a covert operation.
ChatGPT
undercover
Undercover refers to activities or operations carried out in secret or in disguise, typically by individuals or groups, often in law enforcement or intelligence agencies, with the aim of obtaining information, evidence, or to prevent potential criminal activities. It often involves a person known as an undercover agent or officer posing as someone else, blending in a certain environment, community or organization to mislead others about their true identity or purpose.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of undercover in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of undercover in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of undercover in a Sentence
There was a shootout between undercover police officers and drug peddlers when the men sensed they had sold 500 pesos ($10.80) worth of drugs to policemen.
Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer:
I’m not sure [the undercover videos] are going to have a direct, immediate effect in the near term on Planned Parenthood. Perhaps some corporations will withhold donations.
These were separate instances where they either responded to undercover officers posing as sex buyers or undercover officers posing as minors.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro:
We have captured some U.S. citizens in undercover activities, espionage, trying to win over people in towns along the Venezuelan coast.
Law enforcement will answer the ad, surveillance is set up, and an undercover officer arrives at the ‘date,’.
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Translations for undercover
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- heimlichGerman
- μυστικός, αφανής, κρυφός, μυστικός πράκτοραςGreek
- inkognitaEsperanto
- encubiertoSpanish
- vakoilu, salainenFinnish
- secret, agent secret, clandestinFrench
- अस्तरवालाHindi
- clandestinoItalian
- 覆面Japanese
- undercoverLatin
- under dekkeNorwegian
- tajnyPolish
- disfarçadoPortuguese
- hemligSwedish
- gizliTurkish
- giấu tênVietnamese
- אַנדערקאַווערYiddish
- 卧底Chinese
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