Meaning of 'hide'

Meaning of 'hide' (Webster Dictionary)

1. Hide

[ n.]

- An abode or dwelling.
- 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.
- The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.
- The human skin; -- so called in contempt.

2. Hide

[ v. i.]

- To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.

3. Hide

[ v. t.]

- To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.
- To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.
- To remove from danger; to shelter.
- To flog; to whip.

Meaning of 'hide' (Princeton's WordNet)

1. hide

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

Example in sentence:

a hidden message;
a veiled threat

Meaning (2):
- prevent from being seen or discovered

Example in sentence:

hide the money

Meaning (3):
- be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety

Example in sentence:

Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding;
She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana

Meaning (4):
- cover as if with a shroud

Example in sentence:

The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery

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Meaning of 'hide'

Meaning of 'hide' (Webster Dictionary)

Meaning of 'hide' (Princeton's WordNet)

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