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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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hiding
(ˈhaɪdɪŋ)n
1. the state of concealment (esp in the phrase in hiding)
2. hiding place a place of concealment
hiding
(ˈhaɪdɪŋ)n
1. informal a flogging; beating
2. be on a hiding to nothing to be bound to fail; to face impossible odds
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| Noun | 1. | hiding - the activity of keeping something secret activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" disguise, camouflage - the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" mask - activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship" masking, screening, cover, covering - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" cover - a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment" cover-up - concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public smoke screen, smokescreen - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" money laundering - concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
| 2. | hiding - the state of being hidden; "he went into hiding" |
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hiding
noun (Informal) beating, whipping, thrashing, tanning (slang), caning, licking (informal), flogging, spanking, walloping (informal), drubbing, lathering (informal), whaling, larruping (Brit. dialect) He was misquoted as saying that the police deserved a bloody good hiding.
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hiding
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Translations
إخْتِفاء، إخْتِباءجَلْدَة على القَفا
výpraskúkryt
kløskjul
felur, òaî aî fela sighÿîing, flenging
skrivališče
hiding
1 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ]A. N to be in hiding → estar escondido
to go into hiding → esconderse (Pol) → pasar a la clandestinidad
to go into hiding → esconderse (Pol) → pasar a la clandestinidad
B. CPD hiding place N → escondite m, escondrijo m
hiding
2 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] N (= beating) → paliza fto give sb a hiding → dar una paliza a algn
to be on a hiding to nothing → llevar todas las de perder
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hiding
[ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n (= beating) → correction f, raclée f
to give sb a hiding → donner une raclée à qn
to get a good hiding → prendre une bonne raclée
to give sb a hiding → donner une raclée à qn
to get a good hiding → prendre une bonne raclée
to be on a hiding to nothing (British) → être sûr(e) de se ramasser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hiding
1n to be in hiding → sich versteckt halten; to go into hiding → untertauchen, sich verstecken; he came out of hiding → er tauchte wieder auf, er kam aus seinem Versteck
hiding
2n
(inf: = defeat) → Schlappe f (inf); the team took or got a real hiding → die Mannschaft musste eine schwere Schlappe einstecken (inf); to be on a hiding to nothing → keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hiding
1 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n to be in hiding → tenersi nascosto/ato go into hiding → darsi alla macchia
hiding
2 [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] n → botte fplto give sb a good hiding (fam) → suonarle a qn
Collins 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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