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hid·den

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–adjective

1.	concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.

–verb

2.	pp. of hide¹.

—Related forms

hid·den·ly, adverb

hid·den·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. secret, veiled; occult.

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: Where did she hide her jewels?

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.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet.

–noun

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

—Verb phrase

6.	hide out, to go into or remain in hiding: After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME hiden, OE hȳdan; c. OFris hūda, Gk keúthein to conceal

]

—Related forms

hid·a·ble, adjective

hid·a·bil·i·ty, noun

hider, noun

—Synonyms 1. screen, mask, cloak, veil, shroud, disguise. 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. 3. disguise, dissemble, suppress.

—Antonyms 1. reveal, display.

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hid·den Audio Help (hĭd'n) Pronunciation Key
v. A past participle of hide¹.

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hide¹ Audio Help   (hīd) Pronunciation Key
v.   hid (hĭd), hid·den (hĭd'n) or hid, hid·ing, hides

v.   tr.

To put or keep out of sight; secrete.
To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal: tried to hide the facts.
To cut off from sight; cover up: Clouds hid the stars.
To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.

v. intr.

To keep oneself out of sight.
To seek refuge.

Phrasal Verb(s):
hide out
To be in hiding, as from a pursuer: The gangsters hid out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city.

[Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to keep from the sight or knowledge of others. Hide and conceal are the most general and are often used interchangeably: I used a throw rug to hide (or conceal) the stain on the carpet. I smiled to hide (or conceal) my hurt feelings.
Secrete and cache involve concealment in a place unknown to others; cache often implies storage for later use: The lioness secreted her cubs in the tall grass. The mountain climbers cached their provisions in a cave.
To screen is to shield or block from the view of others: Tall shrubs screen the actor's home from the curious.
To cloak is to conceal something by masking or disguising it: "On previously cloaked issues, the Soviets have suddenly become forthcoming" (John McLaughlin). See Also Synonyms at block.

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hidden
adjective
1.	not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight" [syn: concealed]
2.	designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"
3.	difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"

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ˈhidden adjective

(made in such a way as to be) difficult to see or find
Example: a hidden door; a hidden meaning

Arabic:	مُخَبَّا ، خَفي
Chinese (Simplified):	隐藏的
Chinese (Traditional):	隱藏的
Czech:	skrytý
Danish:	gemt; skjult
Dutch:	verborgen
Estonian:	varjatud
Finnish:	kätketty, salainen
French:	caché
German:	versteckt
Greek:	κρυφός, κρυμμένος
Hungarian:	rejtett
Icelandic:	falinn
Indonesian:	tersembunyi
Italian:	nascosto

Japanese:	隠れた
Korean:	숨겨진
Latvian:	slēpts; slepens
Lithuanian:	paslėptas, slaptas
Norwegian:	skjult, hemmelig
Polish:	ukryty
Portuguese (Brazil):	escondido
Portuguese (Portugal):	escondido
Romanian:	ascuns
Russian:	скрытый;тайный
Slovak:	skrytý
Slovenian:	skrit
Spanish:	escondido, oculto
Swedish:	gömd, dold
Turkish:	gizli, saklı

See also: hide-out, hiding, hiding-place, hide, hide-and-seek, "hidden" in any language

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Hidden Hills, CA (city, FIPS 33518) Location: 34.16755 N, 118.66000 W
Population (1990): 1729 (527 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Hidden Meadows, CA (CDP, FIPS 33532) Location: 33.22515 N, 117.11170 W
Population (1990): 2371 (1007 housing units)
Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Hidden Valley, IN (CDP, FIPS 33392) Location: 39.16225 N, 84.84307 W
Population (1990): 2116 (783 housing units)
Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)

Hidden Valley Lake, CA (CDP, FIPS 33549) Location: 38.80848 N, 122.51728 W
Population (1990): 1961 (1063 housing units)
Area: 28.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

Cherokee Village-Hidden Valley, AR (CDP, FIPS 13450) Location: 36.30162 N, 91.56948 W
Population (1990): 4416 (2891 housing units)
Area: 80.3 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Hidden

Cov"ert\ (k?v"?rt), a. [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of couvrir. See Cover, v. t.]

1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.

How covert matters may be best disclosed. --Shak.

Whether of open war or covert guile. --Milton

2. Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook. -- Wordsworth.

Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley. --Bacon.

3. (Law) Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.

Covert way, (Fort.) See Covered way, under Covered.

Syn: Hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious; concealed. See Hidden.

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