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verb

Hide v. t. (past hid; past part. hidden; pres. part. hiding)

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." "If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid."

To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing. "Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate."

To remove from danger; to shelter. "In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion."

To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself."

To hide the face, to withdraw favor. "Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled."

To hide the face from.

(a)

To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins."

(b)

To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.

Synonyms: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal.

Hide v. t. (past & past part. hided; pres. part. hiding) To flog; to whip. (Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.)

Hide v. i. (past hid; past part. hidden; pres. part. hiding) To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.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."

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

noun

Hide n. (O. Eng. Law.)

(a)

An abode or dwelling.

(b)

A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres. (Written also hyde)

Hide n.

The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.

The human skin; so called in contempt. "O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide!"

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"Hide" Quotes from Famous Books

... them sometimes of late, and have thought of offering to take care of them myself; but there's Madam Gerot in these rooms every week; I could hide nothing from her lynx eyes. I think I might do without a governess now—don't you, after having had a proposal from ...

— The Brother Clerks - A Tale of New-Orleans • Xariffa

... much for the sick man. In the pitiful weakness of his shattered nerves he turned his face into his pillow and wept like a child. Zalli passed into the next room to hide her emotion. ...

— Old Creole Days • George Washington Cable

... thing. Coast seems to be perfectly clear. Trees near, too; so we can hide the plane, if you go ...

— The Boy Allies At Verdun • Clair W. Hayes

... Arni. That miserable fox won't come near sheepcotes or houses now. Blast its hide! Yes, it had caused him many a wakeful night. All the neighbouring farmers would have the fool's luck to catch a fox every single winter. All but him. He couldn't even wound a vixen, and had in all his life never caught any ...

— Seven Icelandic Short Stories • Various

... the break as a screen to hide undesirable objects. If these objects are of a permanent character, as a barn or an unkempt property, evergreen trees should be used. For temporary screens, any of the very large-growing herbaceous plants may be employed. Very excellent subjects are sunflowers, the large-growing ...

— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey

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