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hide
verb
-
hide
,
hiding
,
hides
,
hid
,
hidden
to
put
something
in
a
place
where
people
cannot
see
or
find
it
•
Maria
decided
to
hide
the
birthday
presents
in
the
closet
so
her
son
wouldn
’
t
find
them
.
Maria
decided
to
hide
the
birthday
presents
in
the
closet
so
her
son
wouldn
’
t
find
them
.
•
The
spy
tried
to
hide
the
secret
documents
under
a
loose
floorboard
.
The
spy
tried
to
hide
the
secret
documents
under
a
loose
floorboard
.
Old
English
hȳdan
,
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
Dutch
huiden
and
German
hüten
‘
guard
’.
verb
-
hide
,
hiding
,
hides
,
hid
,
hidden
to
put
yourself
somewhere
so
that
others
cannot
see
or
find
you
•
The
children
ran
to
hide
behind
the
trees
during
the
game
of
tag
.
The
children
ran
to
hide
behind
the
trees
during
the
game
of
tag
.
•
When
the
thunderstorm
began
,
the
puppy
tried
to
hide
under
the
sofa
.
When
the
thunderstorm
began
,
the
puppy
tried
to
hide
under
the
sofa
.
Same
origin
as
transitive
sense
.
verb
-
hide
,
hiding
,
hides
,
hid
,
hidden
to
keep
information
,
feelings
,
or
the
truth
secret
so
that
others
do
not
know
about
it
•
He
tried
to
hide
his
disappointment
with
a
forced
smile
.
He
tried
to
hide
his
disappointment
with
a
forced
smile
.
•
The
company
couldn
’
t
hide
the
fact
that
profits
were
falling
.
The
company
couldn
’
t
hide
the
fact
that
profits
were
falling
.
Extension
of
primary
verb
sense
to
abstract
information
.
noun
the
thick
skin
of
an
animal
,
especially
when
it
has
been
removed
for
leather
•
The
craftsman
stretched
the
cow
hide
on
a
wooden
frame
to
dry
.
The
craftsman
stretched
the
cow
hide
on
a
wooden
frame
to
dry
.
•
Native
peoples
often
used
buffalo
hide
to
make
warm
blankets
.
Native
peoples
often
used
buffalo
hide
to
make
warm
blankets
.
Old
English
hīed
,
hȳd
‘
skin
’,
from
Germanic
;
related
to
Old
Norse
húð
.
noun
a
small
shelter
where
people
sit
quietly
to
watch
wild
animals
without
being
seen
•
We
waited
in
the
bird
hide
for
an
hour
before
the
kingfisher
appeared
.
We
waited
in
the
bird
hide
for
an
hour
before
the
kingfisher
appeared
.
•
The
nature
reserve
built
a
new
otter
hide
beside
the
river
.
The
nature
reserve
built
a
new
otter
hide
beside
the
river
.
Sense
developed
in
19th-century
British
naturalism
,
from
the
idea
of
‘
hiding
’
observers
from
animals
.
