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[hahyd]

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: , , , , ,
    Antonyms: ,
  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: , ,


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. to go into or remain in hiding.

    After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.

hide

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[hahyd]

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.

hide

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[hahyd]

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

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/ ɪ /

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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/ ɪ /

noun

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

  2. informalthe human skin

  3. informalimpudence

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verb

  1. informal(tr) to flog

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hide

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/ ɪ /

noun

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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • hidable adjective
  • hidability noun
  • hider noun
  • hideless adjective
  • ˈ󾱻 noun
  • ˈ󾱻岹 adjective
  • ˈ󾱻 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hide1

First recorded before 900; Middle English hiden, Old English ̄岹; cognate with Old Frisian ū岹; akin to Greek úٳ𾱲 “to hide”; hide 2 ( def. )

Origin of hide2

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ̄; cognate with Dutch huid, Old Norse ūٳ, Danish, Swedish hud, Old High German ū ( German Haut ); akin to Latin cutis “skin,” Greek ýٴDz “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 īɾō; akin to Latin ī “citizen,” Greek îٳ󲹾 “to lie down, rest, remain, abide”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hide1

Old English ӯ岹; related to Old Frisian ŧ岹, Middle Low German ü, Greek keuthein

Origin of hide2

Old English ӯ; related to Old Norse ūٳ, Old Frisian ŧ, Old High German ū, Latin cutis skin, Greek kutos; see cuticle

Origin of hide3

Old English ī; related to ī family, household, Latin ī citizen
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Idioms and Phrases

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.

In addition to the idioms beginning with hide, also see cover one's ass (hide); tan one's hide.
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Synonym Study

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.
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Example Sentences

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But the ruins are becoming hidden or replaced by tall office complexes and apartments, and a skyline dotted with cranes and scaffolding.

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Speaking at the anti-racism rally at Belfast City Hall, Nathalie Donnelly from trade union Unison said she had colleagues from ethnic minority backgrounds who were terrified and "basically hiding at home".

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But what confronts Labour might have most of us hiding under the duvet, and the sheer number of dangers seems to be multiplying.

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It's thought it may be hidden deep in secret mines.

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The women crouch down motionless, kneeling between endless rows of fruit bushes, almost hidden from view.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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