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hid·ing1

[hahy-ding] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	act of concealing; concealment: to remain in hiding.

2.	a secret refuge or means of concealment.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME; see hide¹, -ing¹

]

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hiding2

[hahy-ding] Pronunciation Key

–noun Informal.

a severe beating; flogging; thrashing.

[Origin: 1800–10; hide² + -ing¹

]

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hide1

[hahyd] Pronunciation Key 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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hide2

[hahyd] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, hid·ed, hid·ing.

–noun

1.	the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.

Informal.

a.	the skin of a human being: Get out of here or I'll tan your hide!

b.	safety or welfare: He's only worried about his own hide.

3.	Australia and New Zealand Informal. impertinence; impudence.

–verb (used with object)

4.	Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.

5.	to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather.

—Idiom

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.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE hȳd; c. D huid, ON hūth, Dan, Sw hud, OHG hūt (G Haut), L cutis skin, cutis; see hide¹

]

—Related forms

hideless, adjective

—Synonyms 1. See skin.

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hide¹   (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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hide²   (hīd) Pronunciation Key
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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