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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HIDE, v.t. pret. hid; pp. hid, hidden.
1. To conceal; to withhold or withdraw from sight; to place in any state or position in which the view is intercepted from the object. The intervention of the moon between the earth and the sun hides the latter from our sight. The people in Turkey hide their grain in the earth. No human being can hide his crimes or his neglect of duty from his Maker.
2. To conceal from knowledge; to keep secret.
Depart to the mountains; hide yourselves there three days. Josh 2.
Tell me now what thou hast done--hide it not from me. Josh 7.
3. In Scripture, not to confess or disclose; or to excuse and extenuate.
I acknowledged my sin to thee, and my iniquity have I not hid. Psalms 32.
4. To protect; to keep in safety.
In the time of trouble, he shall hide me in his pavilion. Psalms 27.
To hide the face from, to overlook; to pardon.
Hide thy face from my sins. Psalms 51.
To hide the face, to withdraw spiritual presence, support and consolation.
Thou didst hide thy face,and I was troubled. Psalms 30.
To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection.
The prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. Proverbs 22.
HIDE, v.i. To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight.
Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide.
Hide and seek, a play of boys, in which some hide themselves and another seeks them.
HIDE, n. In the ancient laws of England, a certain portion of land, the quantity of which however is not well ascertained. Some authors consider it as the quantity that could be tilled with one plow; others, as much as would maintain a family. Some suppose it to be 60, some 80,and others 100 acres.
HIDE, n. [L. cutis; Gr. either a peel, from stripping, separating, or a cover.]
1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; more generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.
2. The human skin; in contempt.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) [syn: hide, fell]
2: body covering of a living animal [syn: hide, pelt, skin] v
1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: hide, conceal] [ant: show]
2: 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" [syn: hide, hide out]
3: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: shroud, enshroud, hide, cover]
4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English h?gid, h?d Date: before 12th century any of various old English units of land area; especially a unit of 120 acres II. verb (hid; hidden or hid; hiding) Etymology: Middle English hiden, from Old English hy?dan; akin to Greek keuthein to conceal Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to put out of sight ; secrete b. to conceal for shelter or protection ; shield 2. to keep secret <hide the truth> 3. to screen from or as if from view ; obscure 4. to turn (the eyes or face) away in shame or anger intransitive verb 1. to remain out of sight — often used with out 2. to seek protection or evade responsibility • hider noun Synonyms: hide, conceal, screen, secrete, bury mean to withhold or withdraw from sight. hide may or may not suggest intent <hide in the closet> <a house hidden in the woods>. conceal usually does imply intent and often specifically implies a refusal to divulge <concealed the weapon>. screen implies an interposing of something that prevents discovery <a house screened by trees>. secrete suggests a depositing in a place unknown to others <secreted the amulet inside his shirt>. bury implies covering up so as to hide completely <buried the treasure>. III. noun Date: 14th century chiefly British blind 2 IV. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hy?d; akin to Old High German h?t hide, Latin cutis skin, Greek kytos hollow vessel Date: before 12th century 1. the skin of an animal whether raw or dressed — used especially of large heavy skins 2. the life or physical well-being of a person <betrayed his friend to save his own hide> V. transitive verb (hided; hiding) Date: circa 1825 to give a beating to ; flog

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. (past hid; past part. hidden or archaic hid) 1 tr. put or keep out of sight (hid it under the cushion; hid her in the cupboard). 2 intr. conceal oneself. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by from) keep (a fact) secret (hid his real motive from her). 4 tr. conceal (a thing) from sight intentionally or not (trees hid the house). --n. Brit. a camouflaged shelter used for observing wildlife or hunting animals. Phrases and idioms: hidden reserves extra profits, resources, etc. kept concealed in reserve. hide-and-seek 1 a children's game in which one or more players seek a child or children hiding. 2 a process of attempting to find an evasive person or thing. hide one's head keep out of sight, esp. from shame. hide one's light under a bushel conceal one's merits (Matthew
5:15). hide out (or up) remain in concealment. hide-out colloq. a hiding-place. hidey- (or hidy-) hole colloq. a hiding-place. Derivatives: hider n. Etymology: OE hydan f. WG 2. n. & v. --n. 1 the skin of an animal, esp. when tanned or dressed. 2 colloq. the human skin (saved his own hide; I'll tan your hide). --v.tr. colloq. flog. Derivatives: hided adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE hyd f. Gmc 3. n. a former measure of land large enough to support a family and its dependants, usu. between 60 and 120 acres. Etymology: OE hi(gi)d f. hiw-, hig- household

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hide Hide (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. Hid (h[i^]d); p. p. Hidden (h[i^]d"d'n), Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding (h[imac]d"[i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. Hoard.] 1. 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. --Matt. v. 15. If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. --Shak. 2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing. Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. --Pope. 3. To remove from danger; to shelter. In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. --Ps. xxvi. 5. 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.'' --Prov. xxii. 3. To hide the face, to withdraw favor. ``Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.'' --Ps. xxx. 7. To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. ``Hide thy face from my sins.'' --Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with. Syn: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hide Hide, n. [OE. hide, hude, AS. h[=y]d; akin to D. huid, OHG. h[=u]t, G. haut, Icel. h[=u][eth], Dan. & Sw. hud, L. cutis, Gr. ky`tos; and cf. Gr. sky`tos skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. [root]13.] 1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc. 2. The human skin; -- so called in contempt. O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hide Hide (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hided; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding.] To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hide Hide, v. i. 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. --Pope. Hide and seek, a play of children, in which some hide themselves, and others seek them. --Swift.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hide Hide, n. [AS. h[=i]d, earlier h[=i]ged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf. AS. h[=i]wan, h[=i]gan, members of a household, and E. hind a peasant.] (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.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hides, hiding, hid, hidden) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. 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... They could see that I was terrified, and hid me until the coast was clear. = conceal VERB: V n, V n 2. If you hide or if you hide yourself, you go somewhere where you cannot easily be seen or found. At their approach the little boy scurried away and hid... They hid themselves behind a tree. VERB: V, V pron-refl 3. 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: V n 4. 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: V n 5. 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: V n 6. 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 BRIT; in AM, use blind) N-COUNT 7. 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. = skin N-VAR 8. see also hidden, hiding

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Secrete, conceal, cover, bury, keep out of sight, suppress, withhold. 2. Shelter, cloak, screen, veil, mask, disguise. II. v. n. Lie hid, lie concealed, be concealed, conceal one's self, lie in ambush, keep one's self out of sight, be withdrawn from view. III. n. Skin (of the larger animals).

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