v., hid (hĭd), hid·den (hĭd'n) or hid, hid·ing, hides.

v.tr.

1. To put or keep out of sight; secrete.
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.
4. To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.

v.intr.

1. To keep oneself out of sight.
2. To seek refuge.

phrasal verb:

hide out

1. 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 h[ymacr]dan.]

SYNONYMS  hide, conceal, secrete, cache, screen, 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 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.

hide² (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.

idiom:

hide nor hair

1. A trace; a vestige: haven't seen hide nor hair of them since the argument.

[Middle English, from Old English h[ymacr]d.]

hide³ (hīd)
n.

An old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents.

[Middle English, from Old English hīd.]

also hide out

verb

1. To put or keep out of sight: bury, cache, conceal, ensconce, occult, secrete. Slang plant, stash. See show/hide.
2. To prevent (something) from being known: cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hush (up), mask, shroud, veil. Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps. See show/hide.
3. To conceal in obscurity: obscure, submerge. See show/hide.
4. To cut off from sight: block (out), conceal, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud, shut off (or out). See show/hide.

phrasal verb - hide out

To shut oneself up in secrecy: Informal hole up. Idioms: go underground, laylielow. See show/hide.

hide²

noun

The skin of an animal: fell³, fur, jacket, pelt¹. See surface/depth.

verb

To punish with blows or lashes: beat, flog, lash, thrash, whip. Informal trim. Slang lay into, lick. See attack/defend, reward/punish/deserve.

Idioms beginning with hide:
hide one's face
hide one's head in the sand
hide one's light under a bushel
hide out

See also cover one's ass (hide); tan one's hide.

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v

Definition: conceal; remain unseen
Antonyms: bare, disclose, divulge, exhibit, expose, lay bare, let out, open, reveal, show, tell, uncover, unmask

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A medieval unit of land of varying size; usually 40 to 50 hectares, but often much smaller.

[De]

An early medieval measure of land area, which at the Domesday Survey in ad 1086 in England can be taken to average about 120 acres (48.5ha), but there are wide disparities between regions. How it was measured in early medieval times is more difficult: it was either a unit of productivity, of extent, or of tax liability. A hide contained 4 virgates. The term is often encountered when working with early medieval documents in relation to archaeologically derived settlement patterns.

Raw or dressed skin of cattle, sheep or horse as removed at abattoir.

• h. flayer — handheld vibrating instrument for separating hide from carcass at the points where a knife would normally be used.
• h. puller — abattoir implement for pulling hides from carcasses at places where the hide pulls easily.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal). v. - Cover as if with a shroud; Prevent from being seen or discovered.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves. — John McCain

Tutor's tip: The hunter "hied" (hurried) to "hide" (keep or put out of sight) the "hide" ( the skin of an animal).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - skjule, gemme
v. intr. - skjule sig, gemme sig
n. - skjul

2.
n. - hud, skind
v. tr. - prygle, banke

idioms:

• save one's hide    redde/hytte sit skind

3.
n. - bol (gl flademål)

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) verstoppen, afrossen, niet prijsgeven, weerhouden, aan aandacht onttrekken, verhelen, onderduiken, ondergronds gaan, huid, achterdeel, hachje, zweep, oude oppervlaktemaat

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - cacher, dissimuler, se cacher
v. intr. - (lit, fig) se cacher, se cacher derrière
n. - cachette (d'un chasseur, d'un photographe)

idioms:

• hide out    se cacher, se planquer

2.
n. - peau (d'un animal), cuir
v. tr. - frapper fort, battre

idioms:

• save one's hide    sauver sa peau

3.
n. - (Hist) unité de mesure (de la terre)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - verstecken, verdecken, sich verbergen, sich verstecken
n. - Versteck

idioms:

• hide out    (colloq) Versteckplatz, sich verstecken

2.
n. - Haut, Fell
v. - durchbleuen, durchprügeln

idioms:

• save one's hide    Schwierigkeiten vermeiden

3.
n. - altes engl. Feldmaß (etwa 40469 ha )

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κρύβω/-ομαι, αποκρύπτω
n. - δορά, τομάρι, προβιά, δέρμα, πετσί

idioms:

• save one's hide    (καθομ.) σώζω το τομάρι μου

Italiano (Italian)
nascondere, camuffare, dissimulare, nascondersi, pelle, nascondiglio

idioms:

• save one's hide    salvare la pelle

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esconder
n. - pele (f), couro (m) cru

idioms:

• save one's hide    salvar sua pele

Русский (Russian)
прятать, закрывать, сдирать шкуру, спустить шкуру, шкура, засада, тайник

idioms:

• save one's hide    спасти свою шкуру, уйти целым и невредимым

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - esconder, disimular, encubrir, ocultar
v. intr. - esconderse, ocultarse
n. - puesto, escondite, observatorio

idioms:

• hide out    ocultarse por largo tiempo

2.
n. - piel, pellejo, cuero
v. tr. - propinar una paliza a alguien

idioms:

• save one's hide    salvar el pellejo

3.
n. - antigua medida de tierra entre 24 y 49 hectáreas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gömma, hemlighålla
n. - gömställe, skinn

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 遮掩掉, 掩蔽, 隐瞒, 躲藏, 隐藏

idioms:

• save one's hide    使自己免于被罚

2. 隐密场所, 把...藏起来, 隐藏

3. 兽皮, 人的皮肤, 皮革

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 遮掩掉, 掩蔽, 隱瞞
v. intr. - 躲藏, 隱藏

idioms:

• save one's hide    使自己免於被罰

2.
n. - 獸皮, 人的皮膚, 皮革

3.
n. - 隱密場所
v. tr. - 把...藏起來, 隱藏

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 숨기다, 가리다, 비밀로 하다
v. intr. - 숨다, 잠행하다
n. - 은신처, 잠복처

2.
n. - 짐승의 생가죽
v. tr. - 가죽을 벗기다, ~을 때리다

3.
n. - 하이드 (토지의 60-120 에이커)

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 隠す, 覆う, かくまう, 皮をはぎ取る, ひどくむち打つ, 隠れる, のがれる
n. - 隠れ場所, 獣の皮, 皮膚, あつかましさ, ハイド, 獣皮, 皮

idioms:

• hide one's light under a bushel    能ある鷹は爪を隠す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخفي أو يخبئ, يكتم, يحجب, يشيح بوجهه خجلا أوغضبا, يختبئ أو يحتجب, يتوارى أو يتجنب المسؤوليه (الاسم) الهيد مقياس, انجليزي قديم للأراضي, جلد الحيوان مدبوغا كان أو غير مدبوغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החביא, הסתיר, התחבא‬
v. intr. - ‮התחבא‬
n. - ‮מחבוא, עור (של חיה), עור אדם, מסתור מוסווה לצפייה בחיי חיות או לציד‬
v. tr. - ‮הילקה (מדוברת)‬
n. - ‮בעבר: שטח אדמה המספיק לפרנסת משפחה והתלויים בה (006 - 0021 דונם)‬

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