undercover

Definition

  • adjective: done or working in a secret way in order to catch criminals or collect information
  • adjective: acting or executed in secret
  • synonyms: covert, clandestine

Examples

  • The agent has worked 'undercover' in several countries.

  • He went 'undercover' as a drug dealer.

  • an 'undercover' investigation

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Gone. Use the commode story? - What's the commode story? - It's a scene. Memorize it. - A what? - Undercover cops gotta be Brando. To do this job you gotta be a great actor, naturalistic. You gotta be naturalistic as hell. If you're a bad actor, that's bullshit in this job. (..)
    1992 Reservoir Dogs
  • (..) I think I'm fuckin' jinxed. What? Two jobs back, it was a four-man job. We discovered one of the team was an undercover cop. No shit? Thank God we discovered in time. We had to forget the whole thing, just walk the fuck away from it. So who's the rat this time? (..)
    1992 Reservoir Dogs