hideout

or hide-out

[ hahyd-out ]
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noun
  1. a safe place for hiding, especially from the law.

Origin of hideout

1
First recorded in 1870–75; noun use of verb phrase hide out

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How to use hideout in a sentence

  • It was hard to keep the secret of the hide-out to himself; so Jim began to hint darkly to Jean about his lonely spot.

    Ticktock and Jim | Keith Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for hideout

hideout

/ (ˈhaɪdˌaʊt) /


noun
  1. a hiding place, esp a remote place used by outlaws, etc; hideaway

verbhide out (intr)
  1. to remain deliberately concealed, esp for a prolonged period of time

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Other Idioms and Phrases with hideout

hideout

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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