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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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Also called hide-and-go-seek [hahyd-n-goh-seek]. /ˈhaɪd n goʊˈsik/.
Origin of hide-and-seek
First recorded in 1665–75
Words nearby hide-and-seek
hiddenite, hidden tax, hidden unemployment, hide, Hide-A-Bed, hide-and-seek, hideaway, hideaway bed, hidebound, hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face
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How to use hide-and-seek in a sentence
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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Other Idioms and Phrases with hide-and-seek
hide and seek
see play hide and seek.
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