Hide /(hīd)/

Hide

v. t.

imp. Hid; p. p. Hidden; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding

  1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.
    A city that is set on an hill can not be hid.
    — Matt. v. 15.
    If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid.
  2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.
    Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate.
  3. To remove from danger; to shelter.
    In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion.
    — Ps. xxvi. 5.

Phrases & Compounds
To hide one's self
to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection.
To hide the face
to withdraw favor.
To hide the face from
To overlook; to pardon.

Hide

v. i.
  1. To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.
    Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide.

Phrases & Compounds
Hide and seek
a play of children, in which some hide themselves, and others seek them.

Hide

n.
  1. An abode or dwelling. (O. Eng. Law.)

Hide

n.
  1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.
  2. The human skin; -- so called in contempt.
    O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide!

Hide

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Hided; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding

  1. To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.]