Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sweep_under_the_rug

1 sense of sweep under the rug

Sense 1
sweep under the rug -- (to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others; "The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug")
       => hide, conceal -- (prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money")