Definitions for undercover
ˌʌn dərˈkʌv ər, ˈʌn dərˌkʌv-un·der·cov·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undercovernoun

   A person who works undercover.

2. undercoveradjective

   Performed or happening in secret.

3. undercoveradjective

   Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.

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1. 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.

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1. 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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1. undercover

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How to pronounce undercover?

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How to say undercover in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of undercover in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of undercover in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of undercover in a Sentence

1. Joe Mobley:

   This was done in darkness, undercover of darkness and largely under emergency during COVID. What's done in darkness comes to light, parents are waking up. Teachers are waking up and we actually have a large cohort of students who are speaking out against CRT.

2. Mary McNamara:

   The government sent out an undercover agent to get Amer to actually do something, take a step toward a terrorist offense, he just wouldn’t do it.

3. Kwok Ka-Ki:

   The Department of Health could rat them out by pretending to be a customer, but I have yet to see The Department of Health launch a single undercover investigation, the government prefers to keep its eyes half closed for fear of hurting Hong Kong's medical lab industry, which is big business.

4. Adriano Enong:

   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.

5. Erez Liebermann:

   It is inconceivable that The US government has not used cryptocurrency to paid undercover informants or sources.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=undercover
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Undercover
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undercover
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=undercover