hideout

or hide-out

[hahyd-out]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR hideout ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a safe place for hiding, especially from the law.

Origin of hideout

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for hideout

shelter, sanctuary, refuge, hideaway, cover, den

Examples from the Web for hideout

Contemporary Examples of hideout

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
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples of hideout

He knows I wish to get to his hideout and he is making sure that I get there.
The Mind Master
Arthur J. Burks
His task was to penetrate the hideout of Barter––and he was on the way there now.
The Mind Master
Arthur J. Burks
Holaf strode back into the cavern that had been the Zerv's hideout for so long.
Valley of the Croen
Lee Tarbell
They got a place over there somewhere they call the Hideout.
Rimrock Trail
J. Allan Dunn
They've gone to the Hideout an' we got to find it, li'l' hawss.
Rimrock Trail
J. Allan Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for hideout

hideout

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for hideout

also hide-out, "a hiding place," 1885, American English, from hide (v.) + out. The phrase hide out "conceal (oneself) from the authorities" is attested from 1870, American English (in reference to Northern draft dodgers in the Civil War).