hide

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[ hahyd ]
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verb (used with object),hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing.
  1. to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: Where did she hide her jewels?

  2. to obstruct the view of; cover up: The sun was hidden by the clouds.

  1. to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret: to hide one's feelings.

verb (used without object),hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing.
  1. to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet.

noun
  1. British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.

Verb Phrases
  1. hide out, to go into or remain in hiding: After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.

Origin of hide

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First recorded before 900; Middle English hiden, Old English hȳdan; cognate with Old Frisian hūda; akin to Greek keúthein “to hide”; see also hide2

synonym study For hide

1. Hide, conceal, secrete mean to put out of sight or in a secret place. Hide is the general word: to hide one's money or purpose; A dog hides a bone. Conceal, somewhat more formal, is to cover from sight: A rock concealed them from view. Secrete means to put away carefully, in order to keep secret: The spy secreted the important papers.

Other words for hide

Opposites for hide

Other words from hide

  • hid·a·ble, adjective
  • hid·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • hider, noun

Words Nearby hide

Other definitions for hide (2 of 3)

hide2
[ hahyd ]

noun
  1. the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.

  2. Informal.

    • the skin of a human being: Get out of here or I'll tan your hide!

    • safety or welfare: He's only worried about his own hide.

  1. Australia and New Zealand Informal. impertinence; impudence.

verb (used with object),hid·ed, hid·ing.
  1. Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.

  2. to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather.

Origin of hide

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First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳd; cognate with Dutch huid, Old Norse hūth, Danish, Swedish hud, Old High German hūt (German Haut ); akin to Latin cutis “skin,” Greek kýtos “hollow, container”; see also cutis, hide1

synonym study For hide

1. See skin.

Other words from hide

  • hideless, adjective

Other definitions for hide (3 of 3)

hide3
[ hahyd ]

nounOld English Law.
  1. a unit of land measurement varying from 60 to 120 acres (24 to 49 hectares) or more, depending upon local usage.

Origin of hide

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First recorded before 900; Middle English hide, Old English hīd(e), hīg(i)d “portion of land, family,” from Germanic hīwidō; akin to Latin cīvis “citizen,” Greek keîsthai “to lie down, rest, remain, abide”

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How to use hide in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hide (1 of 3)

hide1

/ (haɪd) /


verbhides, hiding, hid (hɪd), hidden (ˈhɪdən) or hid
  1. to put or keep (oneself or an object) in a secret place; conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discovery: to hide a pencil; to hide from the police

  2. (tr) to conceal or obscure: the clouds hid the sun

  1. (tr) to keep secret

  2. (tr) to turn (one's head, eyes, etc) away

noun
  1. British a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etc: US and Canadian equivalent: blind

Origin of hide

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Old English hӯdan; related to Old Frisian hēda, Middle Low German hüden, Greek keuthein

Derived forms of hide

  • hidable, adjective
  • hider, noun

British Dictionary definitions for hide (2 of 3)

hide2

/ (haɪd) /


noun
  1. the skin of an animal, esp the tough thick skin of a large mammal, either tanned or raw

  2. informal the human skin

  1. Australian and NZ informal impudence

verbhides, hiding or hided
  1. (tr) informal to flog

Origin of hide

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Old English hӯd; related to Old Norse hūth, Old Frisian hēd, Old High German hūt, Latin cutis skin, Greek kutos; see cuticle

Derived forms of hide

  • hideless, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hide (3 of 3)

hide3

/ (haɪd) /


noun
  1. an obsolete Brit unit of land measure, varying in magnitude from about 60 to 120 acres

Origin of hide

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Old English hīgid; related to hīw family, household, Latin cīvis citizen

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Other Idioms and Phrases with hide

hide

In addition to the idioms beginning with hide

  • hide and seek
  • hide nor hair, neither
  • hide one's face
  • hide one's head in the sand
  • hide one's light under a bushel
  • hide out

also see:

  • cover one's ass (hide)
  • tan one's hide

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