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hid·ing1
[hahy-ding] Pronunciation Key
[hahy-ding] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | act of concealing; concealment: to remain in hiding. |
| 2. | a secret refuge or means of concealment. |
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[hahyd] Pronunciation Key verb, hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing, noun
—Related forms
[hahyd] Pronunciation Key verb, hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing, noun –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–noun
—Verb phrase
| 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. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME hiden, OE hȳdan; c. OFris hūda, Gk keúthein to conceal
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] —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.
[hahyd] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, hid·ed, hid·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom
| 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. |
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| hide 1
(hīd) Pronunciation Key
v. hid (hĭd), hid·den (hĭd'n) or hid, hid·ing, hides v. tr.
v. intr.
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. |
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| hide 2
(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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| hiding | |
noun | |
| 1. | the activity of keeping something secret [syn: concealment] |
| 2. | the state of being hidden; "he went into hiding" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Hiding
Hid"ing\, n. The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment. There was the hiding of his power. --Hab. iii. 4.
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Hiding
Hid"ing\, n. A flogging. [Colloq.] --Charles Reade.
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