hide 1 (h d)v. hid (h  d), hid·den (hd n) 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. Phrasal Verb: 1. To keep oneself out of sight. 2. To seek refuge. 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 h  dan; 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. |
| 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 Idiom: To beat severely; flog. hide nor hair A trace; a vestige: haven't seen hide nor hair of them since the argument. [Middle English, from Old English h d; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.] |
| hide 3 (hd) n. An old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents. [Middle English, from Old English h d; see kei-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
hiding1
n
1. the state of concealment (esp in the phrase in hiding)
hiding place a place of concealment
hiding2
n
1. Informal a flogging; beating
be on a hiding to nothing to be bound to fail; to face impossible odds
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | hiding - the activity of keeping something secret activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" disguise, camouflage - the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" mask - activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship" masking, screening, cover, covering - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" cover - a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment" cover-up - concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public smoke screen, smokescreen - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" money laundering - concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
| 2. | hiding - the state of being hidden; "he went into hiding" |
hiding
Translations
hiding1 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ]
hiding2 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] N (= beating) → paliza f
to give sb a hiding → dar una paliza a algn
to be on a hiding to nothing → llevar todas las de perder
A. N to be in hiding → estar escondido
to go into hiding → esconderse (Pol) → pasar a la clandestinidad
to go into hiding → esconderse (Pol) → pasar a la clandestinidad
B. CPD hiding place N → escondite m, escondrijo m
hiding2 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] N (= beating) → paliza f
to give sb a hiding → dar una paliza a algn
to be on a hiding to nothing → llevar todas las de perder
hiding [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n
(= beating) → correction f, raclée f
to give sb a hiding → donner une raclée à qn
to get a good hiding → prendre une bonne raclée
to give sb a hiding → donner une raclée à qn
to get a good hiding → prendre une bonne raclée
to be on a hiding to nothing (British) → être sûr(e) de se ramasser
hiding1
hiding2
n to be in hiding → sich versteckt halten; to go into hiding → untertauchen, sich verstecken; he came out of hiding → er tauchte wieder auf, er kam aus seinem Versteck
hiding2
n
(inf: = defeat) → Schlappe f (inf); the team took or got a real hiding → die Mannschaft musste eine schwere Schlappe einstecken (inf); to be on a hiding to nothing → keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben
hiding1 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n to be in hiding → tenersi nascosto/a
to go into hiding → darsi alla macchia
hiding1 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n to be in hiding → tenersi nascosto/a
to go into hiding → darsi alla macchia
hiding2 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n → botte fpl
to give sb a good hiding (fam) → suonarle a qn
hiding2 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n → botte fpl
to give sb a good hiding (fam) → suonarle a qn
to go into hiding → darsi alla macchia
hiding1 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n to be in hiding → tenersi nascosto/a
to go into hiding → darsi alla macchia
hiding2 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n → botte fpl
to give sb a good hiding (fam) → suonarle a qn
hiding2 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n → botte fpl
to give sb a good hiding (fam) → suonarle a qn
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