Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense hides, present participle hiding, past tense hid, past participle hidden
1. verb
If you hide something or someone, you put them in a place where they cannot easily be seen or found.
He hid the bicycle in the hawthorn hedge. [VERB noun]
They could see that I was terrified, and hid me until the coast was clear. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: conceal, stash [informal], secrete, cache More Synonyms of hide
2. verb
If you hide or if you hideyourself, you go somewhere where you cannot easily be seen or found.
At their approach the little boy scurried away and hid. [VERB]
They hid themselves behind a tree. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
Synonyms: go into hiding, take cover, keep out of sight, hole up More Synonyms of hide
3. verb
If you hide your face, you press your face against something or cover your face with something, so that people cannot see it.
She hid her face under the collar of his jacket and she started to cry. [VERB noun]
He hid his face in his hands again, lost in his own thoughts. [VERB noun]
4. verb
If you hide what you feel or know, you keep it a secret, so that no one knows about it.
Lee tried to hide his excitement. [VERB noun]
I have absolutely nothing to hide, I have done nothing wrong. [VERB noun]
Alison was not the sort of person to hide anything from her dad. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: keep secret, suppress, withhold, keep quiet about More Synonyms of hide
5. verb
If something hides an object, it covers it and prevents it from being seen.
The man's heavy moustache hid his upper lip completely. [VERB noun]
The compound was hidden by trees and shrubs. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: obscure, cover, screen, bury More Synonyms of hide
6. countable noun
A hide is a place which is built to look like its surroundings. Hides are used by people who want to watch or photograph animals and birds without being seen by them.
[mainly British]regional note: in AM, use blind
7. variable noun
A hide is the skin of a large animal such as a cow, horse, or elephant, which can be used for making leather.
...the process of tanning animal hides.
...kangaroo hide.
Synonyms: skin, fell, leather, pelt More Synonyms of hide
8. See also hidden, hiding
hide in British English1
(haɪd)
verbWord forms: hides, hiding, hid (hɪd), hidden (ˈhɪdən) or hid
1.
to put or keep (oneself or an object) in a secret place; conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discovery
to hide a pencil
to hide from the police
2. (transitive)
to conceal or obscure
the clouds hid the sun
3. (transitive)
to keep secret
4. (transitive)
to turn (one's head, eyes, etc) away
noun
5. British
a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etc
US and Canadian equivalent: blind
Derived forms
hidable (ˈhidable)
adjective
hider (ˈhider)
noun
Word origin
Old English hӯdan; related to Old Frisian hēda, Middle Low German hüden, Greek keuthein
hide in British English2
(haɪd)
noun
1.
the skin of an animal, esp the tough thick skin of a large mammal, either tanned or raw
2. informal
the human skin
3. Australian and New Zealand informal
impudence
verbWord forms: hides, hiding or hided
4. (transitive) informal
to flog
Derived forms
hideless (ˈhideless)
adjective
Word origin
Old English hӯd; related to Old Norse hūth, Old Frisian hēd, Old High German hūt, Latin cutis skin, Greek kutos; see cuticle
hide in British English3
(haɪd)
noun
an obsolete Brit unit of land measure, varying in magnitude from about 60 to 120 acres
Word origin
Old English hīgid; related to hīw family, household, Latin cīvis citizen
hide in American English1
(haɪd)
verb transitiveWord forms: hid, ˈhidden or hid, ˈhiding
1.
to put or keep out of sight; secrete; conceal
2.
to conceal from the knowledge of others; keep secret
to hide one's identity
3.
to keep from being seen by covering up, obscuring, etc.
fog hid the road
4.
to turn away
to hide one's head in shame
verb intransitive
5.
to be or lie out of sight or concealed
6.
to keep oneself out of sight; conceal oneself
noun
7. British
a place of concealment for an observer of wildlife, hunter, etc.
SIMILAR WORDS: skin
SYNONYMY NOTE: hide1, the general word, refers to the putting of something in a place where it will noteasily be seen or found [the toy was hidden deep in the chest]; conceal, a somewhat formal equivalent for , hide1, more often connotes intent [to conceal one's face, motives, etc.;] secrete, cache suggest a careful hiding in a secret place [they secreted, or cached, the loot in the cellar], but cache now often refers merely to a storing for safekeeping [let's cache our supplies in the cave]; bury implies a covering for, or as if for, concealment [to bury treasure, they were buried in the landslide]
OPPOSITES: reveal, expose
Derived forms
hider (ˈhider)
noun
Word origin
ME hiden < OE hydan < IE *(s)keudh- (> Gr keuthein, to hide) < base *(s)keu-, to cover > hide2, sky, L cutis, skin
hide in American English2
(haɪd)
noun
1.
an animal skin or pelt, either raw or tanned
2. Informal
the skin of a person
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhided or ˈhiding
3. Informal
to beat severely; flog
Idioms:
neither hide nor hair
Word origin
ME < OE hid, akin to Ger haut < IE *(s)keut- (> L cutis, skin, Gr kytos, hollow container) < base *(s)keu-: see hide1
hide in American English3
(haɪd)
noun
an old English unit of land measure varying from 60 to 120 acres (24 to 49 hectares)
Word origin
ME < OE higid < base of hiwan, household (akin to OHG hīwo, a husband, master of a household) < IE *eiwo- (> L civis, citizen) < base *ei-, to lie, camp > home, Gr koitos, bed, sleep
More idioms containing
hide
someone hasn't seen hide nor hair of someone
hide your light under a bushel
Examples of 'hide' in a sentence
hide
How could a person in police uniform hiding their face expect to get respect?
The Sun (2016)
The moon explores the hidden part of your chart so you know yourself much better.
The Sun (2016)
Pets love a safe place to hide.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Everyone has secrets, but hiding your love feelings too well could be holding back a relationship.
The Sun (2017)
Chilean reds don't hide their charms either.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Because of your strike, we will not discover what animal is hiding in his favourite book.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I couldn't wear pretty clothes and kept my hair long to hide the brace.
The Sun (2016)
They have erected a tent where people can hide from their home's TV screens.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is better if people can make these choices without worrying too much about hidden tax implications.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Your intuition is impressive and helps you to see the hidden side of people.
The Sun (2016)
Underlying the work is the idea that bending visible light around an object will hide it.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Things are not going for him but he is not one who hides away.
The Sun (2015)
They are also considering introducing free bikini waxing for men to hide unsightly hair.
The Sun (2009)
Wearing clothes to hide parts of the body?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Yet there is no hiding place any more.
The Sun (2007)
You would think she had something to hide.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was like trying to hide an elephant with a postage stamp.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The banker appeared exhausted and was wearing a baseball cap pulled low to hide his face.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The competition may prove to be the hidden gem in the calendar.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their power is staggering but remains hidden from view.
Christianity Today (2000)
The man who for so long hid away from the world now looks comfortable to be back in its midst.
The Sun (2013)
What is clear is that people were hiding money on the island long before it became an offshore tax haven.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He will either hide or pounce.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The flesh is dark and reddish, tending to be like a leather hide.
Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994)
We shouldn't hide from that either.
The Sun (2011)
We don't have to hide away.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
hide
British English: hide /haɪd/ VERB
object If you hide something, you put it where no one can see it or find it.
He hid his bike behind the wall.
American English: hide
Arabic: يُخْفِي
Brazilian Portuguese: esconder
Chinese: 藏
Croatian: sakriti
Czech: schovat
Danish: skjule
Dutch: verbergen
European Spanish: esconder
Finnish: piilottaa
French: dissimuler
German: verstecken
Greek: κρύβω
Italian: nascondere
Japanese: 隠す
Korean: (...을) 숨기다
Norwegian: gjemme
Polish: ukryć
European Portuguese: esconder
Romanian: a ascunde
Russian: прятать
Latin American Spanish: esconder
Swedish: gömma
Thai: ซ่อน ซุกซ่อน
Turkish: saklamak
Ukrainian: ховати
Vietnamese: giấu
British English: hide /haɪd/ VERB
conceal yourself If you hide, you go somewhere where people cannot easily find you.
They hid behind a tree.
American English: hide
Arabic: يَختَبِئُ
Brazilian Portuguese: ocultar-se
Chinese: 藏
Croatian: sakriti se
Czech: schovat se
Danish: skjule (sig)
Dutch: verstoppen (zich)
European Spanish: esconderse
Finnish: piiloutua
French: se cacher
German: verstecken (sich)
Greek: κρύβομαι
Italian: nascondersi
Japanese: 隠れる
Korean: 숨다
Norwegian: gjemme
Polish: ukryć się
European Portuguese: ocultar-se
Romanian: a se ascunde
Russian: прятаться
Latin American Spanish: esconderse
Swedish: gömma (sig)
Thai: ซ่อน ปกปิด
Turkish: saklanmak
Ukrainian: ховатися
Vietnamese: trốn
British English: hide /haɪd/ VERB
feelings If you hide what you feel, you do not let people know about it.
She tried to hide how angry she was.
American English: hide
Arabic: يُخْفِي
Brazilian Portuguese: esconder
Chinese: 隐藏
Croatian: sakriti
Czech: skrývatpocity
Danish: skjule
Dutch: verbergen
European Spanish: ocultar
Finnish: peitellä
French: retenirses pensées
German: verbergen
Greek: κρύβω
Italian: nascondere
Japanese: ･･･を隠す
Korean: 숨기다
Norwegian: skjule
Polish: ukrywać
European Portuguese: esconder
Romanian: a ascunde
Russian: скрывать
Latin American Spanish: ocultar
Swedish: dölja
Thai: ซ่อน
Turkish: gizlemek
Ukrainian: приховувати
Vietnamese: che giấu
British English: hide NOUN
A hide is the skin of a large animal such as a cow, horse, or elephant, which can be used for making leather.
...the process of tanning animal hides.
American English: hide
Brazilian Portuguese: pele
Chinese: 兽皮
European Spanish: piel
French: peau
German: Fell
Italian: pelle
Japanese: 皮革
Korean: 가죽
European Portuguese: pele
Latin American Spanish: cuero
All related terms of 'hide'
hide-out
a hiding place, as for gangsters
hide a body
You can refer to a person's dead body as a body .
hide a bomb
A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a children's game in which one player covers his or her eyes until the other players have hidden themselves, and then he or she tries to find them.
hide a secret
A secret is a fact that is known by only a small number of people, and is not told to anyone else.
hideout
A hideout is a place where someone goes secretly because they do not want anyone to find them, for example if they are running away from the police .
tan someone's hide
to flog someone severely
neither hide nor hair
nothing whatsoever
hidden device
A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
hang one's head
to lower one's head or conceal one's face in or as in shame
hide your light under a bushel
If you hide your light under a bushel , you keep your abilities or good qualities hidden from other people.
hide one's light under a bushel
to conceal one's abilities or good qualities
someone hasn't seen hide nor hair of someone
said to mean that someone has not seen someone else, although they expected to
Chinese translation of 'hide'
hide
(haɪd)
Word forms:pthid
Word forms:pphidden
n(c/u)
(= skin) 兽(獸)皮 (shòupí) (张(張), zhāng)
vt
(= conceal)
[object, person]隐(隱)藏 (yǐncáng)
[feeling, information]隐(隱)瞒(瞞) (yǐnmán)
(= obscure)[sun, view]遮挡(擋) (zhēdǎng)
vi
藏起来(來) (cáng qǐlái)
to hide from sb躲着(著)某人 (duǒzhe mǒurén)
to hide o.s.躲起来(來) (duǒ qǐlái)
to hide sth from sb (lit) 让(讓)某人找不到某物 (ràng mǒurén zhǎo bù dào mǒuwù) (fig) 对(對)某人隐(隱)瞒(瞞)某事 (duì mǒurén yǐnmán mǒushì)
he hid his face in his hands他用手遮住自己的脸(臉) (tā yòng shǒu zhēzhù zìjǐ de liǎn)
I have nothing to hide我没(沒)什么(麼)可隐(隱)瞒(瞞)的 (wǒ méi shénme kě yǐnmán de)
All related terms of 'hide'
hide-and-seek
▶ to play hide-and-seek 玩捉迷藏 wán zhuōmícáng
to hide o.s.
躲起来(來) duǒ qǐlái
to hide from sb
躲着(著)某人 duǒzhe mǒurén
to hide sth away
藏起某物 cángqǐ mǒuwù
to hide sth from sb
( lit ) 让(讓)某人找不到某物 ràng mǒurén zhǎo bù dào mǒuwù
I have nothing to hide
我没(沒)什么(麼)可隐(隱)瞒(瞞)的 wǒ méi shénme kě yǐnmán de
to play hide-and-seek
玩捉迷藏 wán zhuōmícáng
to cover or hide a multitude of sins
掩盖(蓋)种(種)种(種)罪恶(惡) yǎngài zhǒngzhǒng zuì'è
1 (verb)
Definition
to conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discovery
He hid the bicycle in the hawthorn hedge.
Synonyms
conceal
The device, concealed in a dustbin, was defused by police.
stash (informal)
He had stashed money away in secret offshore bank accounts.
secrete
She secreted the gun in the kitchen cabinet.
cache
put out of sight
Opposites
find
,
display
,
exhibit
2 (verb)
Definition
to conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discovery
They hid behind a tree.
Synonyms
go into hiding
take cover
keep out of sight
hole up
The players holed up in their hotel, where they had been met by an angry crowd.
lie low
Far from lying low, he became more outspoken than ever.
go underground
go to ground
go to earth
3 (verb)
Definition
to keep (information or one's feelings) secret
I have absolutely nothing to hide, I have done nothing wrong.
Synonyms
keep secret
suppress
At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information.
withhold
Police withheld the victim's name until her relatives had been informed.
keep quiet about
hush up
draw a veil over
keep dark
keep under your hat
Opposites
admit
,
confess
,
disclose
,
divulge
,
bare
4 (verb)
Definition
to obscure or cover (something) from view
The compound was hidden by trees and shrubs.
Synonyms
obscure
The building is almost completely obscured by a huge banner.
cover
the black patch which covered his left eye
screen
The road is screened by a block of flats.
bury
She buried it under some leaves.
shelter
A neighbour sheltered the boy for seven days.
mask
A thick grey cloud masked the sun.
disguise
She made no attempt to disguise her contempt.
conceal
eclipse
The sun was eclipsed by the moon.
veil
Her hair swept across her face, as if to veil it.
cloak
He uses jargon to cloak his inefficiency.
shroud
Mist shrouded the outline of the palace.
camouflage
This is another clever attempt to camouflage reality.
blot out
Opposites
show
,
reveal
,
expose
,
unveil
,
uncover
,
flaunt
(noun)
Definition
the skin of an animal, either tanned or raw
the process of tanning animal hides
Synonyms
skin
That was real crocodile skin.
fell
leather
a sleeveless jacket made of leather
pelt
mink which had been bred for their pelts
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bury
Definition
to cover (something) from sight
She buried it under some leaves.
Synonyms
hide,
cover,
conceal,
stash (informal),
secrete,
cache,
stow away
in the sense of cache
Synonyms
store,
hide,
bury,
conceal,
stash (informal),
put away,
secrete
in the sense of camouflage
Definition
to conceal by camouflage
This is another clever attempt to camouflage reality.