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$ \mathrm{hide}^1 | hīd |
/icons/point.icon HIDE, CONCEAL, SCREEN, SECRETE, BURY mean to withhold or withdraw from sight.
HIDE may or may not suggest intent.
e.g. hide in the closet
e.g. a house hidden in the woods
CONCEAL usually does imply intent and often specifically implies a refusal to divulge.
e.g. concealed the weapon
SCREEN implies an interposing of something that prevents discovery.
e.g. a house screened by trees
SECRETE suggests a depositing in a place unknown to others.
e.g. secreted the amulet inside his shirt
BURY implies covering up so as to hide completely.
e.g. buried the treasure
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verb (past hid | hid | ; past participle hidden | ˈhidn | ) with object
put or keep out of sight; conceal from the view or notice of others:
〈人が〉 «…に» …を隠す(away)(｟ややかたく｠ conceal) «in, under, behind» ; 【人から】〈人〉をかくまう(away) «from»
e.g. he hid the money in the house
e.g. the sacred relic had been hidden away in a sealed cavern.
(of a thing) prevent (someone or something) from being seen:
〈物などが〉〈物など〉を覆う, 覆い隠す
e.g. clouds hid the moon.
keep secret or unknown:
〈人が〉 【人に】〈事･感情など〉を伏せておく, 秘密にする, 隠しておく «from»
e.g. Hal could hardly hide his dislike.
no object conceal oneself:
«…のかげに/…の中に/…から/…の下に/…の間に» 隠れる, ひそむ; 潜伏する(away, up) «behind/in/from/under/among» .
e.g. Juliet's first instinct was to hide under the blankets
e.g. he had a little money and could hide out until the end of the month.
no object (hide behind) use (someone or something) to protect oneself from criticism or punishment, especially in a way considered cowardly or unethical:
e.g. companies and manufacturers with poor security can hide behind the law.
noun British
a camouflaged shelter used to get a close view of wildlife.
｟英｠ (猟師･野生動物観察者の)隠れ場所(｟米｠ blind)
PHRASES
hide one's head
cover up one's face or keep out of sight, especially from shame.
hide one's light under a bushel
keep quiet about one's talents or accomplishments. with biblical allusion to Matt. 5:15.
DERIVATIVES
hider | ˈhīdər | noun
ORIGIN
Old English hȳdan, of West Germanic origin.
$ \mathrm{hide}^2 | hīd |
noun
the skin of an animal, especially when tanned or dressed.
used to refer to a person's ability to withstand criticisms or insults:
e.g. “I'm sorry I called you a pig.” “My hide's thick enough; it didn't bother me.”.
PHRASES
hide or hair of someone
with negative the slightest sight or trace of someone: I could find neither hide nor hair of him.
save someone's hide
see save1.
tan (or whip) someone's hide
beat or flog someone.
punish someone severely.
DERIVATIVES
hided adjective
ORIGIN
Old English hȳd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huid and German Haut.
$ \mathrm{hide}^3 | hīd |
noun
a former measure of land used in England, typically equal to between 60 and 120 acres, being the amount that would support a family and its dependents.
ORIGIN
Old English hīd, hīgid, from the base of hīgan, hīwan‘household members’, of Germanic origin.