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.
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.
Example: He has gone into hiding because he knows the police are looking for him; Is he still in hiding?; The burglar came out of hiding when the police car drove off.
Arabic:
إخْتِفاء، إخْتِباء
Chinese (Simplified):
躲藏
Chinese (Traditional):
躲藏
Czech:
úkryt
Danish:
skjul
Estonian:
peidus, peitu
Finnish:
piilo
French:
cachette
German:
das Versteck
Greek:
κρύψιμο
Hungarian:
rejtegetés; rejtekhely
Indonesian:
persembunyian
Japanese:
隠れること
Korean:
숨기
Latvian:
slapstīties; bēguļot
Lithuanian:
slapstymasis, slėpimasis
Norwegian:
i dekning, *skjul
Polish:
ukrycie, ukrywanie
Portuguese (Brazil):
esconderijo
Portuguese (Portugal):
esconderijo
Romanian:
ascunzătoare
Russian:
подполье; укрытие
Slovak:
úkryt
Slovenian:
skrivališče
Spanish:
escondrijo
Swedish:
gömmande, gömställe
Turkish:
saklanma, gizlenme
ˈhidingnoun
a beating on the buttocks (usually of a child as punishment) Example: He got a good hiding.
Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. Hid (h[i^]d); p. p. Hidden (h[i^]d"d'n), Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding (h[imac]d"[i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. Hoard.]1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete. A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. --Matt. v. 15. If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. --Shak. 2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing. Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. --Pope. 3. To remove from danger; to shelter. In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. --Ps. xxvi. 5. To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself." --Prov. xxii. 3. To hide the face, to withdraw favor. "Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled." --Ps. xxx. 7. To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins." --Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with. Syn: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal.
![[P]](http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium_mh.gif){kind=small}
Audio Help [hahy-ding] Pronunciation Key 
