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[hahyd-out]

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–noun

a safe place for hiding, esp. from the law.

Also, hide-out.

Origin:
1870–75; n. use of v. phrase hide out

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hide

1 [hahyd]

verb, hid, hid⋅den or hid, hid⋅ing, noun

–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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hide¹ (hīd)

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 outTo 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.

Idioms & Phrases

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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