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hide
conceal; cache; stash: Hide the money under the mattress.; the skin of an animal
Not to be confused with:
hied – hurried; went quickly; hastened: He hied himself down to the stadium.
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hide 1
(hīd)v. hid (hĭd), hid·den (hĭd′n) or hid, hid·ing, hides
v.tr.
1. To put or keep out of sight or away from notice: hid the money in a sock.
2. To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal: tried to hide the facts.
3. To cut off from sight; cover up: Clouds hid the stars. See Synonyms at block.
4. To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. To keep oneself out of sight or notice.
2. To seek refuge or respite: "no place to hide from boredom or anger or loneliness" (Matt Teague).
hide behind
To keep from being criticized or caught doing wrong by making use or mention of (something), especially as an excuse: "[She] said she would not hide behind political euphemism when discussing taxes" (William Yardley).
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.
Synonyms: hide1, conceal, secrete2, cache, cloak
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 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.
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 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.
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
Idiom: To beat severely; flog.
hide nor hair
A trace; a vestige: haven't seen hide nor hair of them since the argument.
hide 3
(hīd)n.
An old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents.
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(haɪd)vb, hides, hiding, hid (hɪd) , hidden (ˈhɪdən) or hid
1. to put or keep (oneself or an object) in a secret place; conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discovery: to hide a pencil; to hide from the police.
2. (tr) to conceal or obscure: the clouds hid the sun.
3. (tr) to keep secret
4. (tr) to turn (one's head, eyes, etc) away
n
(Hunting) Brit a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etc. US and Canadian equivalent: blind
[Old English hӯdan; related to Old Frisian hēda, Middle Low German hüden, Greek keuthein]
ˈhidable adj
ˈhider n
hide
(haɪd)n
1. (Zoology) the skin of an animal, esp the tough thick skin of a large mammal, either tanned or raw
2. informal the human skin
3. informal Austral and NZ impudence
vb, hides, hiding or hided
(tr) informal to flog
[Old English hӯd; related to Old Norse hūth, Old Frisian hēd, Old High German hūt, Latin cutis skin, Greek kutos; see cuticle]
ˈhideless adj
hide
(haɪd)n
(Units) an obsolete Brit unit of land measure, varying in magnitude from about 60 to 120 acres
[Old English hīgid; related to hīw family, household, Latin cīvis citizen]
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(haɪd)v. hid, hid•den hid, hid•ing, v.t.
1. to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered.
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.
v.i. 4. to conceal oneself; lie concealed: I hid in the closet.
5. hide out, to go into or remain in hiding.
n. 6. Brit. blind (def. 24).
[before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳdan, c. Old Frisian hūda, Middle Dutch hüden; akin to Greek keúthein to conceal]
hid′a•ble, adj.
hid`a•bil′i•ty, n.
hid′er, n.
syn: hide, conceal, secrete mean to keep something from being seen or discovered. hide is the general word: A rock hid them from view. conceal, somewhat more formal, usu. means to intentionally cover up something: He concealed the evidence of the crime. secrete means to put away carefully, in order to keep secret.
hide2
(haɪd)n., v. hid•ed, hid•ing. n.
1. the raw or dressed pelt or skin of a large animal, as a cow or horse.
2. Informal.
v.t. a. the skin of a human being: You'll burn your hide in that hot sun.
b. safety or welfare: trying to save the hides of fellow party members.
3. Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
Idioms: hide (n)or hair, a trace or evidence, as of something missing.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳd, c. Old Saxon hūd, Old High German hūt, Old Norse hūth, Latin cutis skin, cutis]
hide′less, adj.
hide3
(haɪd)n.
an Old English unit of land measurement varying usu. from 60 to 120 acres (24 to 48 hectares).
[before 900; Middle English; Old English hīd(e),hīg(i)d portion of land, family]
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hide
(conceal)Past participle: hid/hidden
Gerund: hiding
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hide
(skin, thrash)Past participle: hided
Gerund: hiding
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| Noun | 1. | hide - the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) animal skin - the outer covering of an animal cowhide - the hide of a cow goatskin - the hide of a goat rawhide - untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes |
| 2. | hide - body covering of a living animal body covering - any covering for the body or a body part | |
| Verb | 1. | hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" veil - to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces" secrete - place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children" obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" cover - spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint covers well" bosom - hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters" bury - cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas" cover up, cover - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House" shield, harbour, harbor - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" becloud, befog, fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, mist, cloud - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" disguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank" sweep under the rug - to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others; "The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug" show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| 2. | hide - be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" lie low - to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while" stow away - hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation; "The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter" hunker down - take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut" hole up - remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study" lie low - keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous earth - hide in the earth like a hunted animal | |
| 3. | hide - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" | |
| 4. | hide - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story" |
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hide
1verb
1. conceal, stash (informal), secrete, cache, put out of sight He hid the bicycle in the hawthorn hedge.
conceal find, display, exhibit
conceal find, display, exhibit
2. go into hiding, take cover, keep out of sight, hole up, lie low, go underground, go to ground, go to earth They hid behind a tree.
3. keep secret, suppress, withhold, keep quiet about, hush up, draw a veil over, keep dark, keep under your hat I have absolutely nothing to hide, I have done nothing wrong.
keep secret admit, confess, disclose, divulge, bare
keep secret admit, confess, disclose, divulge, bare
hide
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hide 1
verb2. To prevent (something) from being known:
Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.
hide out
To shut oneself up in secrecy:
Informal: hole up.
Idioms: go underground, lay low.
hide 2
nounverbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
إختبأجِلْد الحيوانكوخ خَفي ُيمكن تَصْوير الطيور مِنْهيَختَبِئُيَخْتَفي ، يُخْفي
schovatschovat seskrýtskrývatúkryt
skjulegemmehudskindskjul
kaŝi
piilottaapiiloutuapeitellä
kritisakritisakriti se
bújikelbújikelbujtatrejtrejtőzik
bersembunyimenyembunyikansembunyi
felafeluskÿliskinn
･･･を隠す隠す隠れる
(...을) 숨기다숨다
slėptislėptis
ādapaslēptpaslēptiesslēpnis
verbergenverstoppenwegstoppen
ascunde
posedschovať sauseň
prikritiskritiskriti se
gömmahudskinndölja
ซ่อนซ่อน ซุกซ่อนซ่อน ปกปิด
che giấugiấutrốn
hide
1 [haɪd] (hid (pt) (hidden (pp)))A. VT (gen) → esconder (from de) [+ grief] → ocultar, disimular
to hide sth from sb → esconder algo de algn
to hide one's face in one's hands → taparse la cara con las manos
to hide the truth → encubrir la verdad
I have nothing to hide → no tengo nada que ocultar
to hide sth from sb → esconder algo de algn
to hide one's face in one's hands → taparse la cara con las manos
to hide the truth → encubrir la verdad
I have nothing to hide → no tengo nada que ocultar
B. VI → esconderse, ocultarse (from de) he's hiding behind his illness → se ampara en su enfermedad
he's hiding behind his boss → está buscando la protección de su jefe
he's hiding behind his boss → está buscando la protección de su jefe
hide away
A. VI + ADV → esconderse
hide out hide up VI + ADV → esconderse
hide
2 [haɪd] N (= skin) → piel f, pellejo m; (tanned) → cuero mto save one's hide → salvar el pellejo
I haven't seen hide nor hair of him → no le he visto el pelo
to tan sb's hide → darle una paliza a algn
hide
3 [haɪd] N (Hunting) → paranza f, trepa f (Orn) → observatorio mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈhaɪd] vb [hid] [ˈhɪd] (pt) [hidden] [ˈhɪdən] (pp)
vt
[+ thing, person] → cacher
Paula hid the present → Paula a caché le cadeau.
to hide sth from sb → cacher qch à qn
I have nothing to hide → je n'ai rien à cacher
to hide o.s. → se cacher
Paula hid the present → Paula a caché le cadeau.
to hide sth from sb → cacher qch à qn
I have nothing to hide → je n'ai rien à cacher
to hide o.s. → se cacher
[+ feelings, truth] → dissimuler
to hide sth from sb
I couldn't hide this fact from you → Je ne pouvais pas te dissimuler cela.
to hide one's feelings from sb → dissimuler ses sentiments à qn
to hide sth from sb
I couldn't hide this fact from you → Je ne pouvais pas te dissimuler cela.
to hide one's feelings from sb → dissimuler ses sentiments à qn
vi → se cacher
He hid behind a bush → Il s'est caché derrière un buisson.
to hide from sb → se cacher de qnhide-and-seek [ˌhaɪdənˈsiːk] n → cache-cache m
He hid behind a bush → Il s'est caché derrière un buisson.
to hide from sb → se cacher de qnhide-and-seek [ˌhaɪdənˈsiːk] n → cache-cache m
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hide
:hide-and-seek, (US) hide-and-go-seek
hideaway
hidebound
adj person, views → engstirnig; an officer of the old school, hide by convention → ein Offizier der alten Schule, der den Konventionen verhaftet ist
hide
1 vb: pret <hid> ptp <hid or hidden>vt → verstecken (→ from vor +dat); truth, tears, grief, feelings, face → verbergen (→ from vor +dat); (= obstruct from view) moon, rust → verdecken; (Comput) tagging, comments etc → ausblenden; hidden from view → nicht zu sehen, dem Blick or den Blicken entzogen; the building was hidden by trees → das Gebäude war hinter Bäumen versteckt; he’s hiding something in his pocket → er hat etwas in seiner Tasche versteckt; I have nothing to hide → ich habe nichts zu verbergen; his words had a hidden meaning → seine Worte hatten eine verborgene or versteckte Bedeutung; they have a hidden agenda → sie führen etwas im Schilde; there is a hidden agenda → da steckt noch etwas anderes dahinter; hidden earnings (of politician etc) → Schatteneinkommen nt; you’re hiding something from me (truth etc) → Sie verheimlichen mir etwas, Sie verbergen etwas vor mir; he tried to hide his excitement → er versuchte, seine Aufregung nicht zu zeigen
vi → sich verstecken, sich verbergen (from sb vor jdm); quick! hide in the cupboard → schnell, versteck dich im Schrank!; he was hiding in the cupboard → er hielt sich im Schrank versteckt or verborgen; he’s hiding behind a pseudonym → er verbirgt sich hinter einem Pseudonym; he’s hiding behind his office (fig) → er benutzt sein Amt als Vorwand
n → Versteck nt
hide
2n (of animal) → Haut f; (on furry animal) → Fell nt; (processed) → Leder nt; (fig, of person) → Haut f, → Fell nt; the bags are made out of rhino hide → die Taschen sind aus Nashornleder; to save one’s own hide → die eigene Haut retten; I haven’t seen hide nor hair of him for weeks (inf) → den habe ich in den letzten Wochen nicht mal von Weitem gesehen
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1 [haɪd] (hid (pt) (hidden (pp)))1. vt (gen) → nascondere; (feelings, truth) → dissimulare
the clouds hid the sun → le nuvole hanno nascosto or coperto il sole
to hide sth from sb → nascondere qc a qn
the clouds hid the sun → le nuvole hanno nascosto or coperto il sole
to hide sth from sb → nascondere qc a qn
2. vi → nascondersi
he's hiding behind his illness → si trincera dietro la sua malattia
to hide one's light under a bushel (fig) → tenere nascoste le proprie virtù
he's hiding behind his illness → si trincera dietro la sua malattia
to hide one's light under a bushel (fig) → tenere nascoste le proprie virtù
hide away
1. vi + adv → nascondersi, rifugiarsi
2. vt + adv → nascondere
hide out vi + adv → nascondersi
hide
2 [haɪd] n (skin) → pelle f; (leather) → cuoioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hide1
(haid) – past tense hid (hid) : past participle hidden (ˈhidn) – verb to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found. I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.
noun a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.
ˈhidden adjective (made in such a way as to be) difficult to see or find. a hidden door; a hidden meaning.
hide-and-seek noun a children's game in which one person searches for other people who have hidden themselves.
ˈhide-out noun a place where one can hide or is hiding. The police searched for the bandits' hide-out.
ˈhiding nounHe has gone into hiding because he knows the police are looking for him; Is he still in hiding?; The burglar came out of hiding when the police car drove off.
ˈhiding-place noun a place where a person or thing can be or is hidden. We'll have to find a safe hiding-place for our jewels.
hide2
(haid) noun the skin of an animal. He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.
ˈhiding noun a beating on the buttocks (usually of a child as punishment). He got a good hiding.
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→ يَختَبِئُ, يُخْفِي schovat, schovat se, skrývat skjule, skjule (sig) verbergen, verstecken, verstecken (sich) κρύβομαι, κρύβω esconder, esconderse, ocultar peitellä, piilottaa, piiloutua dissimuler, retenir, se cacher sakriti, sakriti se nascondere, nascondersi ･･･を隠す, 隠す, 隠れる (...을) 숨기다, 숨기다, 숨다 verbergen, verstoppen (zich) gjemme, skjule ukryć, ukryć się, ukrywać esconder, ocultar-se прятать, прятаться, скрывать dölja, gömma, gömma (sig) ซ่อน, ซ่อน ซุกซ่อน, ซ่อน ปกปิด gizlemek, saklamak, saklanmak che giấu, giấu, trốn 藏, 隐藏Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hide
v. esconder; ocultar; esconderse.
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