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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.