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.] |
hide1
vb hides, hiding, hid [hɪd] hidden [ˈhɪdən], 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
3. (tr) to keep secret
4. (tr) to turn (one's head, eyes, etc.) away
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Brit a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etc. US and Canadian equivalent blind See also hide-out
[Old English hȳdan; related to Old Frisian hēda, Middle Low German hüden, Greek keuthein]
hidable adj
hider n
hide2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the skin of an animal, esp the tough thick skin of a large mammal, either tanned or raw
2. Informal the human skin
3. Austral and NZ informal impudence
vb hides, hiding, hided
(tr) Informal to flog
[Old English hȳd; related to Old Norse hūth, Old Frisian hēd, Old High German hūt, Latin cutis skin, Greek kutos; see cuticle]
hideless adj
hide3
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an obsolete Brit unit of land measure, varying in magnitude from about 60 to 120 acres
[Old English hīgid; related to hīw family, household, Latin cīvis citizen]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | 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" 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" | |
| 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" |
hide1
verb
1. conceal, stash (informal), secrete, cache, put out of sight He hid the bicycle in the hawthorn hedge.
conceal find, display, exhibit
conceal find, display, exhibit
2. go into hiding, take cover, keep out of sight, hole up, lie low, go underground, go to ground, go to earth They hid behind a tree.
hide2
Translations
hide1 [haɪd] (hid (pt) (hidden (pp)))
hide2 [haɪd] N (= skin) → piel f, pellejo m; (tanned) → cuero m
to save one's hide → salvar el pellejo
I haven't seen hide nor hair of him → no le he visto el pelo
to tan sb's hide → darle una paliza a algn
hide3 [haɪd] N (Hunting) → paranza f, trepa f (Orn) → observatorio m
A. VT (gen) → esconder (from de) [+ grief] → ocultar, disimular
to hide sth from sb → esconder algo de algn
to hide one's face in one's hands → taparse la cara con las manos
to hide the truth → encubrir la verdad
I have nothing to hide → no tengo nada que ocultar
to hide sth from sb → esconder algo de algn
to hide one's face in one's hands → taparse la cara con las manos
to hide the truth → encubrir la verdad
I have nothing to hide → no tengo nada que ocultar
B. VI → esconderse, ocultarse (from de) he's hiding behind his illness → se ampara en su enfermedad
he's hiding behind his boss → está buscando la protección de su jefe
he's hiding behind his boss → está buscando la protección de su jefe
hide away
A. VI + ADV → esconderse
hide out hide up VI + ADV → esconderse
hide2 [haɪd] N (= skin) → piel f, pellejo m; (tanned) → cuero m
to save one's hide → salvar el pellejo
I haven't seen hide nor hair of him → no le he visto el pelo
to tan sb's hide → darle una paliza a algn
hide3 [haɪd] N (Hunting) → paranza f, trepa f (Orn) → observatorio m
hide [ˈhaɪd]
vb [hid] [ˈhɪd] (pt) [hidden] [ˈhɪdən] (pp)
vt
[+ thing, person] → cacher
Paula hid the present → Paula a caché le cadeau.
to hide sth from sb → cacher qch à qn
I have nothing to hide → je n'ai rien à cacher
to hide o.s. → se cacher
Paula hid the present → Paula a caché le cadeau.
to hide sth from sb → cacher qch à qn
I have nothing to hide → je n'ai rien à cacher
to hide o.s. → se cacher
[+ feelings, truth] → dissimuler
to hide sth from sb
I couldn't hide this fact from you → Je ne pouvais pas te dissimuler cela.
to hide one's feelings from sb → dissimuler ses sentiments à qn
to hide sth from sb
I couldn't hide this fact from you → Je ne pouvais pas te dissimuler cela.
to hide one's feelings from sb → dissimuler ses sentiments à qn
vi → se cacher
He hid behind a bush → Il s'est caché derrière un buisson.
to hide from sb → se cacher de qn
hide-and-seek [ˌhaɪdənˈsiːk] n → cache-cache m
He hid behind a bush → Il s'est caché derrière un buisson.
to hide from sb → se cacher de qn
hide-and-seek [ˌhaɪdənˈsiːk] n → cache-cache m
hide:
hide1 vb: pret <hid> ptp <hid or hidden>
hide2
hide-and-seek, (US) hide-and-go-seek
hideaway
hidebound
adj person, views → engstirnig; an officer of the old school, hide by convention → ein Offizier der alten Schule, der den Konventionen verhaftet ist
hide1 vb: pret <hid> ptp <hid or hidden>
vt → verstecken (→ from vor +dat); truth, tears, grief, feelings, face → verbergen (→ from vor +dat); (= obstruct from view) moon, rust → verdecken; (Comput) tagging, comments etc → ausblenden; hidden from view → nicht zu sehen, dem Blick or den Blicken entzogen; the building was hidden by trees → das Gebäude war hinter Bäumen versteckt; he’s hiding something in his pocket → er hat etwas in seiner Tasche versteckt; I have nothing to hide → ich habe nichts zu verbergen; his words had a hidden meaning → seine Worte hatten eine verborgene or versteckte Bedeutung; they have a hidden agenda → sie führen etwas im Schilde; there is a hidden agenda → da steckt noch etwas anderes dahinter; hidden earnings (of politician etc) → Schatteneinkommen nt; you’re hiding something from me (truth etc) → Sie verheimlichen mir etwas, Sie verbergen etwas vor mir; he tried to hide his excitement → er versuchte, seine Aufregung nicht zu zeigen
vi → sich verstecken, sich verbergen (from sb vor jdm); quick! hide in the cupboard → schnell, versteck dich im Schrank!; he was hiding in the cupboard → er hielt sich im Schrank versteckt or verborgen; he’s hiding behind a pseudonym → er verbirgt sich hinter einem Pseudonym; he’s hiding behind his office (fig) → er benutzt sein Amt als Vorwand
n → Versteck nt
hide2
n (of animal) → Haut f; (on furry animal) → Fell nt; (processed) → Leder nt; (fig, of person) → Haut f, → Fell nt; the bags are made out of rhino hide → die Taschen sind aus Nashornleder; to save one’s own hide → die eigene Haut retten; I haven’t seen hide nor hair of him for weeks (inf) → den habe ich in den letzten Wochen nicht mal von Weitem gesehen
hide1 [haɪd] (hid (pt) (hidden (pp)))
hide1 [haɪd] (hid (pt) (hidden (pp)))
hide2 [haɪd] n (skin) → pelle f; (leather) → cuoio
hide2 [haɪd] n (skin) → pelle f; (leather) → cuoio
1. vt (gen) → nascondere; (feelings, truth) → dissimulare
the clouds hid the sun → le nuvole hanno nascosto or coperto il sole
to hide sth from sb → nascondere qc a qn
the clouds hid the sun → le nuvole hanno nascosto or coperto il sole
to hide sth from sb → nascondere qc a qn
2. vi → nascondersi
he's hiding behind his illness → si trincera dietro la sua malattia
to hide one's light under a bushel (fig) → tenere nascoste le proprie virtù
he's hiding behind his illness → si trincera dietro la sua malattia
to hide one's light under a bushel (fig) → tenere nascoste le proprie virtù
hide away
1. vi + adv → nascondersi, rifugiarsi
2. vt + adv → nascondere
hide out vi + adv → nascondersi
hide1 [haɪd] (hid (pt) (hidden (pp)))
1. vt (gen) → nascondere; (feelings, truth) → dissimulare
the clouds hid the sun → le nuvole hanno nascosto or coperto il sole
to hide sth from sb → nascondere qc a qn
the clouds hid the sun → le nuvole hanno nascosto or coperto il sole
to hide sth from sb → nascondere qc a qn
2. vi → nascondersi
he's hiding behind his illness → si trincera dietro la sua malattia
to hide one's light under a bushel (fig) → tenere nascoste le proprie virtù
he's hiding behind his illness → si trincera dietro la sua malattia
to hide one's light under a bushel (fig) → tenere nascoste le proprie virtù
hide away
1. vi + adv → nascondersi, rifugiarsi
2. vt + adv → nascondere
hide out vi + adv → nascondersi
hide2 [haɪd] n (skin) → pelle f; (leather) → cuoio
hide2 [haɪd] n (skin) → pelle f; (leather) → cuoio
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, wegkruip يَخْتَفي ، يُخْفي крия schovat (se) gemme; skjule verstecken κρύβω esconder(se), ocultar peitma, peitu pugema پنهان كردن piilottaa (se) cacher לְהַסתִיר छिपाना sakriti (el)rejt menyembunyikan fela nascondere, nascondersi 隠す 숨기다 (pa)slėpti, slėptis paslēpt; paslēpties menyorok; menyembunyikan (zich) verbergen gjemme/skjule (seg) ukrywać (się) esconder a (se) ascunde прятать(ся) schovať (sa) skriti (se) sakriti gömma [] ซ่อน saklamak, gizlemek 隱藏 ховати(ся) چھپانا یا چھپنا che giấu 隐藏
n
a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc. skuilhut كوخ خَفي ُيمكن تَصْوير الطيور مِنْه скривалище úkryt, posed skjul das Versteck κρυψώνα,παρατηρητήριο observatorio varitsuskoht مخفیگاه piilokoju affût מְקוֹם צְפִייָה जानवर की खाल promatracnica, “ceka” leshely persembunyian feluskÿli nascondiglio 隠れ場所 은신처 slėptuvė slēpnis tempat menghendap schuilplaats skjulested kryjówka esconderijo (охотничья) засада posed opazovalnica čeka gömsle หนังสัตว์ saklama, gizleme (賞鳥或攝影鳥的)隱藏處，埋伏處 сховище ایک چھوٹی سی پوشیدہ جھونپڑی chỗ ẩn nấp 躲藏处
adj hidden
(made in such a way as to be) difficult to see or find a hidden door; a hidden meaning. verskeekte, geheime مُخَبَّا ، خَفي скрит skrytý gemt; skjult versteckt κρυφός, κρυμμένος escondido, oculto varjatud مخفی piilotettu caché מוּסתָר गुप्त sakriven, skriven, tajnovit rejtett tersembunyi falinn nascosto 隠れた 숨겨진 paslėptas, slaptas slēpts; slepens tersembunyi verborgen skjult, hemmelig ukryty escondido ascuns скрытый;тайный skrytý skrit skriven []gömd, dold ซึ่งปกปิด gizli, saklı 隱藏的 прихований پوشیدہ ẩn giấu 隐藏的
n hide-and-seek
a children's game in which one person searches for other people who have hidden themselves. wegkruipertjie لُعْبَة الغُمّيضَه криеница hra na schovávanou skjul das Versteckspiel κρυφτό (παιχνίδι) escondite peitusemäng بازی غايب شدنك kuurupiilo cache-cache מַחבּוֹאִים बच्चों का खेल igra skrivaca bújócska petak umpet feluleikur nascondino かくれんぼ 숨바꼭질 slėpynės paslēpes (rotaļa) main sorok-sorok verstoppertje gjemsel zabawa w chowanego jogo das escondidas de-a v-aţi ascunselea прятки schovávačka skrivalnice (igra) igra žmurke kurragömma การเล่นซ่อนหา saklambaç (oyunu) 捉迷藏 гра у схованки, жмурки لکّا چھپّی کا کھیل trò ú tim 捉迷藏
n hide-out
a place where one can hide or is hiding The police searched for the bandits' hide-out. wegkruipplek, skuilplek مَخْبَأ скривалище skrýš skjul; skjulested das Versteck κρυψώνα escondrijo, guarida peidupaik محل اختفا piilopaikka repaire מְקוֹם מִסתוֹר छिपने की जगह skrovište rejtekhely persembunyian felustaður nascondiglio, covo 隠れ家 숨을 수 있는 곳 slėptuvė slēptuve tempat bersembunyi schuilplaats gjemme-/skjulested kryjówka esconderijo ascunzătoare укрытие skrýša skrivališče skrovište gömställe สถานที่หลบภัย gizlenme yeri 藏匿處 сховище, схованка چھپنے کی جگہ chỗ ẩn náu 躲藏处
n hiding
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. wegkruipplek إخْتِفاء، إخْتِباء нелегалност úkryt skjul das Versteck κρύψιμο escondrijo peidus, peitu محل اختفا piilo cachette לְהִסתַתֵר ठिकाना skrivanje rejtegetés; rejtekhely persembunyian felur, það að fela sig nascondiglio 隠れること 숨기 slapstymasis, slėpimasis slapstīties; bēguļot bersembunyi het verbergen; schuilplaats i dekning/skjul ukrycie, ukrywanie esconderijo ascunzătoare подполье; укрытие úkryt skrivališče skrivanje gömmande, gömställe สถานที่ที่ใช้หลบซ่อน saklanma, gizlenme 躲藏 переховування روپوش ہو جانا ẩn náu 躲藏
n hiding-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, skuilplek مَخْبَأ скривалище skrýš skjulested das Versteck κρησφύγετο, κρυψώνα escondrijo peidupaik محل اختفا piilopaikka cachette מַחבּוֹא छिपने की जगह skrovište rejtekhely persembunyian felustaður nascondiglio 隠し場所 숨은 장소 slėptuvė []slēptuve tempat bersembunyi schuilplaats gjemmested kryjówka esconderijo ascunzătoare потайное место skrýša skrivališče skrovište gömställe สถานที่ที่ใช้หลบซ่อน gizlenme yeri, saklanılan yer 藏匿處 схованка وہ جگہ جہاں کوئی شخص یا شے چھپی ہو nơi ẩn náu; nơi giấu 躲藏处
hide2
n hide [haid]
the skin of an animal He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide. vel, huid جِلْد الحيوان кожа kůže; useň skind; hud die Haut δέρμα, τομάρι ζώου piel, pellejo; cuero nahk پوست nahka peau שֶלַח עוֹר छिपाना koža (velikih životinja) irha kulit skinn pelle 獣の皮 (소, 말 등의) 가죽 oda (dzīvnieka) āda kulit huid skinn, hud skóra couro piele (de animal) шкура; кожа koža; useň koža koža []hud, skinn หนังสัตว์ post, hayvan derisi 獸皮 шкіра جانور کی کھال da sống 兽皮
n hiding
a beating on the buttocks (usually of a child as punishment) He got a good hiding. pak slae, loesing جَلْدَة على القَفا бой по дупето výprask klø die Tracht Prügel ξυλοφόρτωμα paliza; cachete (para niños, no tan fuerte) nahatäis شلاق زنی selkäsauna fessée מַכּוֹת गोपनीय batine (kazna) verés pemukulan di pantat hÿðing, flenging botta 打つこと 매질하기 lupimas, pėrimas pēriens membelasah pak slaag omgang juling, bank lanie, baty surra bătaie порка výprask batine kazna stryk, smisk การเฆี่ยนตี dayak, sopa, kötek 打屁股(常指給小孩的處罰) лупцювання پشت پر کوڑے لگانا trận đòn 痛打
hide → يَختَبئ, يُخفِى schovat, schovat (se) skjule, skjule (sig) verstecken, verstecken (sich) κρύβομαι, κρύβω esconder, esconderse piilottaa, piiloutua dissimuler, se cacher prikrivati, sakriti se nascondere, nascondersi 隠す, 隠れる (...을) 숨기다, 숨다 verbergen, verstoppen (zich) gjemme ukryć, ukryć się esconder, ocultar-se прятать, прятаться gömma, gömma (sig) ซ่อน ซุกซ่อน, ซ่อน ปกปิด saklamak, saklanmak giấu, trốn 藏
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