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1 American  
[hahyd] / haɪd /

verb (used with object)

hid, hidden, hid, hiding.

  1. to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered.

    Where did she hide her jewels?
    Synonyms:
    disguise , shroud , veil , cloak , mask , screen
    Antonyms:
    display , reveal

  2. to obstruct the view of; cover up.

    The sun was hidden by the clouds.

  3. to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret.

    to hide one's feelings.
    Synonyms:
    suppress , dissemble , disguise

verb (used without object)

hid, hidden, hid, hiding.

  1. to conceal oneself; lie concealed.

    He hid in the closet.

noun

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

verb phrase

  1. hide out  to go into or remain in hiding.

    After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.
hide 2 American  
[hahyd] / haɪd /

noun

  1. the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.

  2. Informal.

    1. the skin of a human being.

      Get out of here or I'll tan your hide!

    2. safety or welfare.

      He's only worried about his own hide.

  3. Australia and New Zealand Informal.  impertinence; impudence.

verb (used with object)

hided, hiding

  1. Informal.  to administer a beating to; thrash.

  2. to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather.

idioms

  1. hide nor hair,  a trace or evidence, as of something missing: Also hide or hair.

    They didn't find hide nor hair of the murder weapon.
hide 3 American  
[hahyd] / haɪd /

noun

Old English Law.

  1. a unit of land measurement varying from 60 to 120 acres (24 to 49 hectares) or more, depending upon local usage.

hide 1 British  
/ haɪd /

verb

  1. 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

  2. (tr) to conceal or obscure

    the clouds hid the sun

  3. (tr) to keep secret

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

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noun

  1. US and Canadian equivalent: blind.  a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etc

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hide 2 British  
/ haɪd /

noun

  1. the skin of an animal, esp the tough thick skin of a large mammal, either tanned or raw

  2. informal  the human skin

  3. informal  impudence

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verb

  1. informal  (tr) to flog

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hide 3 British  
/ haɪd /

noun

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

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Related Words

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.

See skin.

Other Word Forms

  • hidability noun
  • hidable adjective
  • hideless adjective
  • hider noun

Etymology

Origin of hide1

First recorded before 900; Middle English hiden, Old English hȳdan; cognate with Old Frisian hūda; akin to Greek keúthein “to hide”; hide 2 ( def. )

Origin of hide2

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳd; cognate with Dutch huid, Old Norse hūth, Danish, Swedish hud, Old High German hūt ( German Haut ); akin to Latin cutis “skin,” Greek kýtos “hollow, container”; cutis, hide 1

Origin of hide3

First recorded before 900; Middle English hide, Old English hīd(e), hīg(i)d “portion of land, family,” from Germanic hīwidō; akin to Latin cīvis “citizen,” Greek keîsthai “to lie down, rest, remain, abide”

Example Sentences

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Prof Martin's technical account was that the OBR analysis was available at a hidden url for 38 minutes between 11:30 and 12:08 on the morning of the Budget.

From BBC

Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

From MarketWatch

"There is another farm two kilometres away. They had pox cases, but hid it," she says, alluding to how she believes her herd contracted the disease.

From BBC

Mr Ali said he ran when he could, crawling along the ground or hiding when the threat got too close.

From BBC

Politicians ignored Silicon Valley jobs where automation language hid a workforce of immigrants, often women, frequently undocumented.

From The Wall Street Journal

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