hide-and-seek

[ hahyd-n-seek ]

/ ˈhaɪd nˈsik /

noun

one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.

Also called hide-and-go-seek

[hahyd-n-goh-seek]. /ˈhaɪd n goʊˈsik/.

Origin of hide-and-seek

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby hide-and-seek

hiddenite, hidden tax, hidden unemployment, hide, Hide-A-Bed, hide-and-seek, hideaway, hideaway bed, hidebound, hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face

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Example sentences from the Web for hide-and-seek

All these viruses play a perpetual game of hide-and-seek with the human immune system.
Flu Fears: The Race Between Pandemic Viruses and a Universal Vaccine|John M. Barry|January 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was excusable, for the candle threw weird shadows around, which flitted about like phantoms playing at hide-and-seek.
The Argosy|Various
The night resolved itself into a weird phantasmagoric nightmare for me, a gigantic game of hide-and-seek, in which I was "it."
Astounding Stories, July, 1931|Various
A childrens game, considered by many to be identical with hide-and-seek.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer

It is a favourite hiding-place for children when playing at hide-and-seek.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard
It was too absurd that she should have to play this gigantic game of hide-and-seek.
Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2|Edward Frederic Benson

British Dictionary definitions for hide-and-seek

hide-and-seek

US and Canadian hide-and-go-seek

noun

a game in which one player covers his eyes and waits while the others hide, and then he tries to find them

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with hide-and-seek

hide and seek

see play hide and seek.

单词	hide-and-seek
释义	hide-and-seek [ hahyd-n-seek ] / ˈhaɪd nˈsik / noun one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them. Also called hide-and-go-seek [hahyd-n-goh-seek]. /ˈhaɪd n goʊˈsik/. Origin of hide-and-seek First recorded in 1665–75 Words nearby hide-and-seek hiddenite, hidden tax, hidden unemployment, hide, Hide-A-Bed, hide-and-seek, hideaway, hideaway bed, hidebound, hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hide-and-seek All these viruses play a perpetual game of hide-and-seek with the human immune system. Flu Fears: The Race Between Pandemic Viruses and a Universal Vaccine\|John M. Barry\|January 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It was excusable, for the candle threw weird shadows around, which flitted about like phantoms playing at hide-and-seek. The Argosy\|Various The night resolved itself into a weird phantasmagoric nightmare for me, a gigantic game of hide-and-seek, in which I was "it." Astounding Stories, July, 1931\|Various A childrens game, considered by many to be identical with hide-and-seek. Folk-lore of Shakespeare\|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer It is a favourite hiding-place for children when playing at hide-and-seek. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics\|Richard Folkard It was too absurd that she should have to play this gigantic game of hide-and-seek. Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2\|Edward Frederic Benson British Dictionary definitions for hide-and-seek hide-and-seek US and Canadian hide-and-go-seek noun a game in which one player covers his eyes and waits while the others hide, and then he tries to find them Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hide-and-seek hide and seek see play hide and seek. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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