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hide 1  (hd)
v. hid (hd), hid·den (hdn) or hid, hid·ing, hides
v.tr.
1. To put or keep out of sight; secrete.
2. To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal: tried to hide the facts.
3. To cut off from sight; cover up: Clouds hid the stars.
4. To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.
v.intr.
1. To keep oneself out of sight.
2. To seek refuge.
Phrasal Verb:
hide out
To be in hiding, as from a pursuer: The gangsters hid out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city.

[Middle English hiden, from Old English hdan; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: hide1, conceal, secrete2, cache, screen, bury, cloak
These verbs mean to keep from the sight or knowledge of others. Hide and conceal are the most general and are often used interchangeably: I used a throw rug to hide (or conceal) the stain on the carpet. I smiled to hide (or conceal) my hurt feelings.
Secrete and cache involve concealment in a place unknown to others; cache often implies storage for later use: The lioness secreted her cubs in the tall grass. The mountain climbers cached their provisions in a cave.
To screen is to shield or block from the view of others: Tall shrubs screen the actor's home from the curious.
Bury implies covering over: The pirates buried the treasure. The author buried the point of the article in a mass of details.
To cloak is to conceal something by masking or disguising it: "On previously cloaked issues, the Soviets have suddenly become forthcoming" John McLaughlin. See Also Synonyms at block.

hide 2  (hd)
n.
The skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal.
tr.v. hid·ed, hid·ing, hides
To beat severely; flog.
Idiom:
hide nor hair
A trace; a vestige: haven't seen hide nor hair of them since the argument.

[Middle English, from Old English hd; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

hide 1
Verb
[hiding, hid, hidden] or hid
1. to conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discovery: in an attempt to hide from his wife
2. to keep (information or one's feelings) secret
3. to obscure or cover (something) from view: the collar hid his face
Noun
Brit a place of concealment, disguised to appear as part of its surrounding, used by hunters, bird-watchers, etc. [Old English hȳdan]

hide 2
Noun
the skin of an animal, either tanned or raw [Old English hȳd]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hide - the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
animal skin - the outer covering of an animal
cowhide - the hide of a cow
goatskin - the hide of a goat
rawhide - untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes
2.hide - body covering of a living animal
body covering - any covering for the body or a body part
Verb1.hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
veil - to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
secrete - place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children"
obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
cover - spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint covers well"
bosom - hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"
bury - cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
cover up, cover - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
shield, harbour, harbor - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"
becloud, befog, fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, mist, cloud - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
disguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"
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"
lurk, skulk - lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
2.hide - be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
lie low - to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while"
stow away - hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation; "The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter"
hunker down - take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
hole up - remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"
lie low - keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous
earth - hide in the earth like a hunted animal
3.hide - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
4.hide - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story"

hide 1
verb 1. conceal, stash (informal) secrete, cache, put out of sight << OPPOSITE display
verb 2. go into hiding, take cover, keep out of sight, hole up, lie low, go underground, go to ground, go to earth
verb 3. keep secret, suppress, withhold, keep quiet about, hush up, draw a veil over, keep dark, keep under your hat << OPPOSITE disclose

hide 2
Translations

hide [haɪd] [pt hid, pp hidden] n (= skin) → piel f
vtesconder, ocultar [+ feelings, truth]; encubrir, ocultar
vi to hide (from sb) → esconderse or ocultarse (de algn)
hide [haɪd] [hid , pt , hidden , pp ] [hɪd, ˈhɪdn] n (= skin) → peau f
vtcacher [+ feelings, truth]; dissimuler;
to hide sth from sb → cacher qch à qn vi to hide (from sb) → se cacher (de qn)
hide [haɪd] [hid , pt , hidden , pp ] nHaut f, Fell nt;
(of birdwatcher etc) → Versteck nt
vtverstecken;
(feeling, information) → verbergen;
(obscure) → verdecken
vi to hide (from sb) → sich (vor jdm) verstecken;
to hide sth (from sb) → etw (vor jdm) verstecken
hide [haɪd] n (= skin) → pelle f
vb [pt hid, pp hidden] [hɪd, ˈhɪdn]
vt to hide sth (from sb) → nascondere qc (a qn) vi to hide (from sb) → nascondersi (da qn)

hide1
v hide [haid]
to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.wegsteek, wegkruipيَخْتَفي ، يُخْفيкрияschovat (se)gemme; skjuleversteckenκρύβωesconder(se), ocultarpeitma, peitu pugemaپنهان كردنpiilottaa, mennä piiloon(se) cacherלְהַסתִירछिपानाsakriti(el)rejtmenyembunyikanfelanascondere, nascondersi隠す숨(기)다(pa)slėpti, slėptispaslēpt; paslēptiesmenyorok; menyembunyikan(zich) verbergengjemme/skjule (seg)ukrywać (się)escondera (se) ascundeпрятать(ся)schovať (sa)skriti (se)sakritigömma []ซ่อนsaklamak, gizlemek隱藏ховати(ся)چھپانا یا چھپناche giấu
n
a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc. skuilhutكوخ خَفي ُيمكن تَصْوير الطيور مِنْهскривалищеúkryt, posedskjuldas Versteckκρυψώνα,παρατηρητήριοobservatoriovaritsuskohtمخفیگاهpiilokojuaffûtמְקוֹם צְפִייָהजानवर की खालpromatracnica, “ceka”leshelypersembunyianfeluskÿlinascondiglio隠れ場所잠복처slėptuvėslēpnistempat menghendapschuilplaatsskjulestedkryjówkaesconderijo(охотничья) засадаposedopazovalnicačekagömsleหนังสัตว์saklama, gizleme躲藏處сховищеایک چھوٹی سی پوشیدہ جھونپڑیchỗ ẩn nấp
adj ˈhidden
(made in such a way as to be) difficult to see or find a hidden door; a hidden meaning.verskeekte, geheimeمُخَبَّا ، خَفيскритskrytýgemt; skjultverstecktκρυφός, κρυμμένοςescondido, ocultovarjatudمخفیkätketty, salainencachéמוּסתָרगुप्तsakriven, skriven, tajnovitrejtetttersembunyifalinnnascosto隠れた숨겨진paslėptas, slaptasslēpts; slepenstersembunyiverborgenskjult, hemmeligukrytyescondidoascunsскрытый;тайныйskrytýskritskriven[]gömd, doldซึ่งปกปิดgizli, saklı隱藏的прихованийپوشیدہẩn giấu
n hide-and-seek
a children's game in which one person searches for other people who have hidden themselves. wegkruipertjieلُعْبَة الغُمّيضَهкриеницаhra na schovávanouskjuldas Versteckspielκρυφτό (παιχνίδι)esconditepeitusemängبازی غايب شدنكpiiloleikkicache-cacheמַחבּוֹאִיםबच्चों का खेलigra skrivacabújócskapetak umpetfeluleikurnascondinoかくれんぼ숨바꼭질slėpynėspaslēpes (rotaļa)main sorok-sorokverstoppertjegjemselzabawa w chowanegojogo das escondidasde-a v-aţi ascunseleaпряткиschovávačkaskrivalnice (igra)igra žmurkekurragömmaการเล่นซ่อนหาsaklambaç (oyunu)捉迷藏гра у схованки, жмуркиلکّا چھپّی کا کھیلtrò ú tim
n ˈhide-out
a place where one can hide or is hiding The police searched for the bandits' hide-out.wegkruipplek, skuilplekمَخْبَأскривалищеskrýšskjul; skjulesteddas Versteckκρυψώναescondrijo, guaridapeidupaikمحل اختفاpiilopaikkarepaireמְקוֹם מִסתוֹרछिपने की जगहskrovišterejtekhelypersembunyianfelustaðurnascondiglio, covo隠れ家slėptuvėslēptuvetempat bersembunyischuilplaatsgjemme-/skjulestedkryjówkaesconderijoascunzătoareукрытиеskrýšaskrivališčeskrovištegömställeสถานที่หลบภัยgizlenme yeri躲藏處сховище, схованкаچھپنے کی جگہchỗ ẩn náu
n ˈhiding
He has gone into hiding because he knows the police are looking for him; Is he still in hiding?; The burglar came out of hiding when the police car drove off.wegkruipplekإخْتِفاء، إخْتِباءнелегалностúkrytskjuldas Versteckκρύψιμοescondrijopeidus, peituمحل اختفاpiilocachetteלְהִסתַתֵרठिकानाskrivanjerejtegetés; rejtekhelypersembunyianfelur, það að fela signascondiglio隠れること숨기slapstymasis, slėpimasisslapstīties; bēguļotbersembunyihet verbergen; schuilplaatsi dekning/skjulukrycie, ukrywanieesconderijoascunzătoareподполье; укрытиеúkrytskrivališčeskrivanjegömmande, gömställeสถานที่ที่ใช้หลบซ่อนsaklanma, gizlenme躲藏переховуванняروپوش ہو جاناẩn náu
n ˈhiding-place
a place where a person or thing can be or is hidden We'll have to find a safe hiding-place for our jewels.wegsteekplek, skuilplekمَخْبَأскривалищеskrýšskjulesteddas Versteckκρησφύγετο, κρυψώναescondrijopeidupaikمحل اختفاpiilopaikkacachetteמַחבּוֹאछिपने की जगहskrovišterejtekhelypersembunyianfelustaðurnascondiglio隠し場所숨길 장소slėptuvė[]slēptuvetempat bersembunyischuilplaatsgjemmestedkryjówkaesconderijoascunză­toareпотайное местоskrýšaskrivališčeskrovištegömställeสถานที่ที่ใช้หลบซ่อนgizlenme yeri, saklanılan yer躲藏處схованкаوہ جگہ جہاں کوئی شخص یا شے چھپی ہوnơi ẩn náu; nơi giấu

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Having been published without his usual elaborate revision, Poe may have wished to hide his hasty work under an assumed name.
His sword leaped forth from beneath the horse's hide with the speed born of long practice, and before Robin had come to guard, the other had smitten at him full and foul.
Will you get up, go to find the dog's cattle and drive them to a certain place, and hide them there?
 
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