hide

hide · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To put or keep out of sight; to conceal.

  2. 2.

    To conceal oneself; to take cover.

  3. 3.

    To keep secret; to not disclose.

Phrases & expressions

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    hide and seek — a children's game of hiding and finding
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    hide one's light under a bushel — to conceal one's talents
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    have nothing to hide — to be completely honest
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    hide in plain sight — to be visible but unnoticed

Related words

Antonyms: display, expose, reveal, show
See also: conceal, cover, hid, hidden
Synonyms: conceal, cover, obscure, secrete, stash

Etymology

From Old English hȳdan ("to hide, conceal"), from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną. Related to German Hütte ("hut").