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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hide1 /haɪd/USA pronunciation v., hid, hid•den /ˈhɪdən/USA pronunciation or hid, hid•ing. - to conceal (something) from sight:[~ + object]Where did the crooks hide the money?
- to conceal (oneself);
remain so that one cannot be seen: [no object]I hid in the closet.[~ + oneself]I hid myself in the closet. - to cover the view of:[~ + object]The sun was hidden by the clouds.
- to conceal (something) from the knowledge of others;
keep secret:[~ + object]He was never able to hide his true feelings about her. - hide out, [no object] to go into or remain in hiding:The spies were hiding out in the farmhouse.
hid•er, n. [countable]hide2 /haɪd/USA pronunciation n., v., hid•ed, hid•ing. n. [countable] - Clothingthe raw skin of a large animal, as a cow or horse:making hides into leather.
- Informal Terms
- the life or welfare of a person:turned informer to save his own hide.
v. [ ~ + obj] - Informal Termsto give a beating to;
thrash.
Idioms- Idioms hide (n)or hair, This phrase is used in negative sentences or questions to mean "a trace or evidence, as of something missing'':I haven't seen hide nor hair of them since last week.
- tan one's hide, to give a beating (to):promised to tan his hide.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hide1 (hīd),USA pronunciation v., hid, hid•den or hid, hid•ing, n. v.t. - to conceal from sight;
prevent from being seen or discovered:Where did she hide her jewels? - to obstruct the view of;
cover up:The sun was hidden by the clouds. - to conceal from knowledge or exposure;
keep secret:to hide one's feelings.
v.i. - to conceal oneself;
lie concealed:He hid in the closet. - hide out, to go into or remain in hiding:After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.
n. - British Termsa place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife;
hunting blind.
- bef. 900; Middle English hiden, Old English hȳdan; cognate with Old Frisian hūda, Greek keúthein to conceal
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disguise, dissemble, suppress.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reveal, display.
hide2 (hīd),USA pronunciation n., v., hid•ed, hid•ing. n. - Clothingthe pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
- Informal Terms
- the skin of a human being:Get out of here or I'll tan your hide!
- safety or welfare:He's only worried about his own hide.
- British Terms[Australia and New Zealand Informal.]impertinence;
impudence. - Idioms 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.
v.t. - Informal Termsto administer a beating to;
thrash. - to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hȳd; cognate with Dutch huid, Old Norse hūth, Danish, Swedish hud, Old High German hūt (German Haut), Latin cutis skin, cutis; see hide1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See skin.
hide3 (hīd),USA pronunciation n. [Old Eng. Law.]- Lawa unit of land measurement varying from 60 to 120 acres (24 to 49 hectares) or more, depending upon local usage.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hīd(e), hīg(i)d portion of land, family; akin to Latin civis citizen, Greek keîmai to lie, abide
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