hide-and-seek

[hahyd-n-seek]

noun

1. 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.

hide-and-seek

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hide-and-seek¹

First recorded in 1665–75

Idioms and Phrases

see play hide and seek.

Example Sentences

“Children, do you know how to play hide-and-seek?”

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“That wasn’t very nice, Roz. But you can make it up to me by playing hide-and-seek. Count to one hundred and then try to find my brother and me. Okay?”

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Looking for a black hole is like playing hide-and-seek in pitch darkness.

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He first appears in the series as part of a hide-and-seek match where the chasers are equipped with machine guns and permitted to rain bullets down on the innocent.

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Brian grew up playing baseball, hide-and-seek and kickball with nearly a dozen neighbor kids — staying outdoors until it grew dark under the watchful eye of a rotating cast of parents.

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