covert meaning and definition

COVERT noun

Definition of covert (noun)

1. a flock of coots
2. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
   • "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
   • synonyms: concealment, cover, screen

COVERT adjective

Definition of covert (adjective)

1. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
   • "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
   • antonym: open
2. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
   • "a woman covert"