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hide-and-seek

[ hahyd-n-seek ]
/ ˈhaɪd nˈsik /
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noun

one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.

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Nearby words

  1. hide one's face,
  2. hide one's head in the sand,
  3. hide one's light under a bushel,
  4. hide out,
  5. hide-a-bed,
  6. hideaway,
  7. hideaway bed,
  8. hidebound,
  9. hideosity,
  10. hideous

Origin of hide-and-seek

First recorded in 1665–75
Also called hide-and-go-seek [hahyd-n-goh-seek] /ˈhaɪd n goʊˈsik/.
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British Dictionary definitions for hide-and-seek

hide-and-seek

US and Canadian hide-and-go-seek

noun

a game in which one player covers his eyes and waits while the others hide, and then he tries to find them
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