[hahy-ding] 
| 1. | act of concealing; concealment: to remain in hiding. |
| 2. | a secret refuge or means of concealment. |
[hahyd] verb, hid, hid⋅den or hid, hid⋅ing, noun | 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. |
| 4. | to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet. |
| 5. | British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind. |
| 6. | hide out, to go into or remain in hiding: After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse. |
[hahyd] noun, verb, hid⋅ed, hid⋅ing.| 1. | the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed. |
| 2. | Informal.
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| 3. | Australia and New Zealand Informal. impertinence; impudence. |
| 4. | Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash. |
| 5. | to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather. |
| 6. | hide nor hair, a trace or evidence, as of something missing: They didn't find hide nor hair of the murder weapon. Also, hide or hair. |
| hide 1 (hīd) v. hid (hĭd), hid·den (hĭd'n) or hid, hid·ing, hides v. tr.
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. |
| hide 2 (hīd) n. The skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal. tr.v. hid·ed, hid·ing, hides To beat severely; flog. [Middle English, from Old English hȳd; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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