hide

/haɪd/

/haɪd/

Other forms: hidden; hid; hiding; hides

You can hide your feelings or you can hide your mom’s birthday present. You can even hide yourself if you need to avoid someone. Whatever it is, when you hide something, you put it out of sight.

Hide can mean that you keep something secret, like the way you really feel about your dad’s meatloaf. You can also hide something physical. If you spill juice on your white sofa, you can hide the stain with a pillow. Sometimes people hide also — that means the person stays out of sight. A bankrobber will hide from the police, or you might hide from your mom to avoid doing the dishes.

Definitions of hide

1. verb

   prevent from being seen or discovered
   “hide the money”

   synonyms: conceal

   antonyms:

   show

   make visible or noticeable

   types:

   veil

   to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

   secrete

   place out of sight; keep secret

   block, obstruct

   shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

   cover

   spread over a surface to conceal or protect

   bosom

   hide in one's bosom

   bury

   cover from sight

   cover, cover up

   hide from view or knowledge

   harbor, harbour, shield

   hold back a thought or feeling about

   becloud, befog, cloud, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure

   make less visible or unclear

   disguise, mask

   make unrecognizable

   sweep under the rug

   to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others

   lurk, skulk

   lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

   cloak, dissemble, mask

   hide under a false appearance

   dissimulate

   hide (feelings) from other people

   masquerade

   take part in a costume party

   gloss over, hush up, sleek over, whitewash

   cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

   overshadow

   cast a shadow upon

   camouflage

   disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something

   blinker

   cause to have a limited or narrow view of a situation
2. verb

   make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
   “a hidden message”

   synonyms: blot out, obliterate, obscure, veil

   efface, obliterate

   remove completely from recognition or memory

   types:

   mystify

   make unclear

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
3. verb

   be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
   “Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding”

   “She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana”

   synonyms: hide out

   types:

   lie low

   to try to avoid detection especially by police

   stow away

   hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation

   hunker down

   take shelter

   hole up

   remain secluded or in hiding

   lie low

   keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous

   earth

   hide in the earth like a hunted animal
4. noun

   the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
   synonyms: fell

   types:

   cowhide

   the hide of a cow

   goatskin

   the hide of a goat

   rawhide

   untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

   type of:

   animal skin

   the outer covering of an animal
5. noun

   body covering of a living animal
   synonyms: pelt, skin

   type of:

   body covering

   any covering for the body or a body part
6. verb

   cover as if with a shroud
   synonyms: cover, enshroud, shroud

   type of:

   enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap

   enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering