hid

[ hid ]

/ hɪd /

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verb

simple past tense and a past participle of hide¹.

Words nearby hid

hicksville, hickwall, hicky, hicky-horse, hickymal, hid, hidalgo, hidalgo y costilla, hidatsa, hidden, hidden agenda

OTHER WORDS FROM hid

un·hid, adjective

Definition for hid (2 of 3)

hide¹

[ hahyd ]

/ haɪd /

verb (used with object), hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing.

to 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.

verb (used without object), hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing.

to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet.

noun

British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.

Verb Phrases

hide out, to go into or remain in hiding: After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.

Origin of hide

before 900; Middle English hiden, Old English hȳdan; cognate with Old Frisian hūda, Greek keúthein to conceal

SYNONYMS FOR hide

1 screen, mask, cloak, veil, shroud, disguise. Hide, conceal, secrete mean to put out of sight or in a secret place. Hide is the general word: to hide one's money or purpose; A dog hides a bone. Conceal, somewhat more formal, is to cover from sight: A rock concealed them from view. Secrete means to put away carefully, in order to keep secret: The spy secreted the important papers.

3 disguise, dissemble, suppress.

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ANTONYMS FOR hide

1 reveal, display.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hide

hid·a·ble, adjectivehid·a·bil·i·ty, nounhid·er, noun

Definition for hid (3 of 3)

hide²

[ hahyd ]

/ haɪd /

noun

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.

verb (used with object), hid·ed, hid·ing.

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

before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳd; cognate with Dutch huid, Old Norse hūth, Danish, Swedish hud, Old High German hūt (German Haut), Latin cutis skin, cutis; see hide¹

SYNONYMS FOR hide

1 See skin.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hide

hide·less, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hid

Julio Cardenas, 25 and an MC from the group RCA, was older but with a youthful smile that hid the harsher sides of Cuban life.
Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar|Daniel Levin|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The villagers left their homes and hid in the forests for about a year.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Byrne invented a deceased husband named William K. Richard and hid herself from census takers.
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine|Tom Arnold-Forster|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, I took the keys out of the ignition and hid them under my passenger seat.
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A face in a sea of faces, how could you know he hid among them like Oppenheimer, building a lab to split the atom.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters|Alex Belth|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
George told his story, with the result that we made our way to the "Sheeps' Close" and hid behind the hedge.
The Birthright|Joseph Hocking
Then he got into it and rowed across the lake, and coming to the giant's dwelling he hid himself, and stayed the night there.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian|Various
She glanced at him once and then turning away, hid her head in her arm.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
I could stand it no longer, but gliding underneath the tent I hid my face in my hands and wept aloud.
The Survivors of the Chancellor|Jules Verne
Before entering the pass of Abulaghlagh, Hateetah hid some of his wheat under the rocks to lighten his camels.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1|James Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for hid (1 of 4)

hid

/ (hɪd) /

verb

the past tense and a past participle of hide 1

British Dictionary definitions for hid (2 of 4)

hide¹

/ (haɪd) /

verb hides, hiding, hid (hɪd), hidden (ˈhɪdən) or hid

to put or keep (oneself or an object) in a secret place; conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discoveryto hide a pencil; to hide from the police

(tr) to conceal or obscurethe clouds hid the sun

(tr) to keep secret

(tr) to turn (one's head, eyes, etc) away

noun

British a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etcUS and Canadian equivalent: blind

Derived forms of hide

hidable, adjectivehider, noun

Word Origin for hide

Old English hӯdan; related to Old Frisian hēda, Middle Low German hüden, Greek keuthein

British Dictionary definitions for hid (3 of 4)

hide²

/ (haɪd) /

noun

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

verb hides, hiding or hided

(tr) informal to flog

Derived forms of hide

hideless, adjective

Word Origin for hide

Old English hӯd; related to Old Norse hūth, Old Frisian hēd, Old High German hūt, Latin cutis skin, Greek kutos; see cuticle

British Dictionary definitions for hid (4 of 4)

hide³

/ (haɪd) /

noun

an obsolete Brit unit of land measure, varying in magnitude from about 60 to 120 acres

Word Origin for hide

Old English hīgid; related to hīw family, household, Latin cīvis citizen

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Idioms and Phrases with hid

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

hid

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Definition for hid (2 of 3)

verb (used with object), hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing.

verb (used without object), hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing.

noun

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Definition for hid (3 of 3)

noun

verb (used with object), hid·ed, hid·ing.

Origin of hide

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British Dictionary definitions for hid (1 of 4)

verb

British Dictionary definitions for hid (2 of 4)

verb hides, hiding, hid (hɪd), hidden (ˈhɪdən) or hid

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hid (3 of 4)

noun

verb hides, hiding or hided

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British Dictionary definitions for hid (4 of 4)

noun

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