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Meaning of 'hide'
Meaning of 'hide' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Hide 
[ n.]
- An abode or dwelling. [ n.]- 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withdrawn from sight or observation. [ v. i.]3. Hide [ v. t.]
- To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to
secrete. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
- 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
- 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
- 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
- cover as if with a shroud
Example in sentence:
- The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
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