hide out

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.

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

Synonyms: hide¹, conceal, secrete², cache, screen, 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.
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.

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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.

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

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hide ³  (hd)

n.

An old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents.

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[Middle English, from Old English hd; see kei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

hide out - 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" hide 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