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, hidr-
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Words related to hideout

shelter, sanctuary, refuge, hideaway, cover, den, safe house

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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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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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