Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Uncover

Uncover , transitive verb

[1st pref. un- + cover.]

1.
To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.
2.
To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation. — Milton
3.
To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.

Uncover , intransitive verb

1.
To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect.
We are forced to uncover after them. — Addison
2.
To remove the covers from dishes, or the like.
Uncover, dogs, and lap. — Shakespeare