hideout

or hide-out

[ hahyd-out ]

/ ˈhaɪdˌaʊt /

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noun

a safe place for hiding, especially from the law.

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Origin of hideout

First recorded in 1870–75; noun use of verb phrase hide out

Words nearby hideout

hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face, hide one's head in the sand, hide one's light under a bushel, hideous, hideout, hidey-hole, Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, hiding, hidropoiesis

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How to use hideout in a sentence

Once the virus inhabits its new hideout, the immune system can’t eradicate it, nor can drug treatments.
After 40 years of AIDS, here’s why we still don’t have an HIV vaccine|Erin Garcia de Jesús|June 4, 2021|Science News
The hideout is a playable lobby, which Velan notes could be experimented with, although it didn’t comment on whether “Knockout City” will begin to support in-game concerts like “Fortnite” and “Roblox” do.
‘Knockout City’ promises affordable dodgeball fun, with many updates to come|Shannon Liao|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
The large hood feels extra protective, like your very own turtle-shell hideout.
Long-Term Review: These Are the Best Women's Fleeces|Anna Callaghan|April 13, 2021|Outside Online
For all the monument’s hideouts, there were only so many areas one would normally patrol, with just an eight-mile-long, dead-end road, a single campground, and a system of trails that could be hiked in a single day.
The Search for a Ranger Who Was Lost and Never Found|Brendan Borrell|April 1, 2021|Outside Online

Now a state park, the cave itself once served as a hideout for outlaws and river pirates.
A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois|Carson Vaughan|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Not until the army fires an explosive into their hideout and the mall burns down does the ordeal finally reach closure.
Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath|Nina Strochlic|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zawahiri made the tape in his hideout in Pakistan, no doubt, and many Indians suspect the ISI is helping to protect him.
Nuclear Pakistan's Spies Target India—and Their Own Prime Minister|Bruce Riedel|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The setting is in a room that has the look of a hideout such as insurgents would favor.
From ISIS Videos to JLaw Nudes, When Is Looking Abetting Evil?|Michael Daly|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After receiving confirmation that the amendment had been approved, Escobar finally revealed the location of his hideout.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens|Jeff Campagna|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Last week, al Qaeda issued a statement from his hideout in Pakistan that urged Egyptians to fight the army coup.
The Coming of Al Qaeda 3.0|Bruce Riedel|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But for that price I'll see that you and all your boys get a nice cool spot to hideout in, somewhere a long way from New York.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
This proved to be an ancient red brick lodging house which would have made an excellent hideout for a criminal.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
This time the words of the Eye's message were clearly projected onto the ceiling of the crimester's hideout.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
We could act as guides for the girls and at the same time perhaps discover a clue to the hideout of the rustlers.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
And then tonight, after Lefty gave us this hideout location, I didn't have time to explain again.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hideout

hideout

/ (ˈhaɪdˌaʊt) /

noun

a hiding place, esp a remote place used by outlaws, etc; hideaway

verb hide out (intr)

to remain deliberately concealed, esp for a prolonged period of time

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Other Idioms and Phrases with hideout

hide out

Go into or stay in hiding, especially from the authorities. For example, The cattle thieves hid out in the canyon, or He decided to hide out from the press. [Late 1800s]

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