hide
1to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: Where did she hide her jewels?
to obstruct the view of; cover up: The sun was hidden by the clouds.
to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret: to hide one's feelings.
to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet.
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
hide out, to go into or remain in hiding: After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.
Origin of hide
1synonym study For hide
Other words for hide
Opposites for hide
Other words from hide
- hid·a·ble, adjective
- hid·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- hider, noun
Other definitions for hide (2 of 3)
the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
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.
Australia and New Zealand Informal. impertinence; impudence.
Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather.
Origin of hide
2synonym study For hide
Other words from hide
- hideless, adjective
Other definitions for hide (3 of 3)
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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How to use hide in a sentence
While panning for gold, he made himself a large hat from the hides he had collected on his trip.
Blake escapes from the Scrubs, hides out near the prison, and then makes his way across Europe to Moscow.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNor is his face, or more accurately the shape of the hair that hides his face, easy to forget.
The Organization now hides him and provides him with a stipend for his work.
An Iraqi Group Helping Women and Gays Is Receiving Death Threats | Jacob Siegel | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is no way to foresee a future that still hides in turmoil.
Here’s What the U.S. Has to Do to Deal With the Mad Middle East | Leslie H. Gelb | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He hands a lady out; her pale blue silk domino hides her effectually from the inquisitive gaze of the crowd.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsNaw, I sold my outfit to a goggle-eyed pilgrim that has an idea buffalo hides is prime all summer.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThey bring corn and pulse, bacon and sweetmeats, to the sea-coast, hides and tallow also at times.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamQuickly I lean over; the open book in my hands entirely hides the keys.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanShe too hides somewhere, deep down, a poor fettered thing that would gladly join the revel, if it dared.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona Caird
British Dictionary definitions for hide (1 of 3)
/ (haɪd) /
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
(tr) to conceal or obscure: the clouds hid the sun
(tr) to keep secret
(tr) to turn (one's head, eyes, etc) away
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
1- See also hideout
Derived forms of hide
- hidable, adjective
- hider, noun
British Dictionary definitions for hide (2 of 3)
/ (haɪd) /
the skin of an animal, esp the tough thick skin of a large mammal, either tanned or raw
informal the human skin
Australian and NZ informal impudence
(tr) informal to flog
Origin of hide
2Derived forms of hide
- hideless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for hide (3 of 3)
/ (haɪd) /
an obsolete Brit unit of land measure, varying in magnitude from about 60 to 120 acres
Origin of hide
3Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with 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
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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