Hide
[haɪd]
Definition
(noun.) body covering of a living animal.
(noun.) the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal).
(verb.) prevent from being seen or discovered; 'Muslim women hide their faces'; 'hide the money'.
(verb.) be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; 'Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding'; 'She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana'.
Inputed by Frances--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
(v. t.) To remove from danger; to shelter.
(v. i.) To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.
(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.
(n.) The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.
(n.) The human skin; -- so called in contempt.
(v. t.) To flog; to whip.
Checker: Truman
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Secrete, conceal, cover, bury, keep from sight.[2]. Shelter, cloak, screen, veil.[3]. [Low.] Flog, whip, beat.
v. n. Lie hid, lie concealed, be concealed, conceal one's self, lie in ambush, keep one's self out of sight, be withdrawn from view.
n. Skin (of the larger animals).
Typist: Sadie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Conceal, secrete, mask, dissemble, store, protect, disguise, ensconce, screen,cover, burrow
ANT:Expose, discover, exhibit, manifest, betray, strip
Editor: Stu
Definition
n. in old English law a certain area of land from 60 to 100 acres.—n. Hid′age a tax once assessed on every hide of land.
n. the skin of an animal esp. the larger animals sometimes used derogatorily for human skin.—v.t. to flog or whip.—adj. Hide′-bound having the hide closely bound to the body as in animals: in trees having the bark so close that it impedes the growth: stubborn bigoted obstinate.—n. Hid′ing a thrashing.
v.t. to conceal: to keep in safety.—v.i. to lie concealed:—pa.t. hid; pa.p. hid′den hid.—adj. Hid′den concealed: unknown.—adv. Hid′denly in a hidden or secret manner: privily—(Scot.) Hid′lins.—adj. Hid′denmost most hidden.—n. Hid′denness.—ns. Hide′-and-seek′ a children's game where one seeks the others who have hid themselves; Hide′away a fugitive.—adj. that hides away.—n. Hid′ing a place of concealment
Checker: Tom
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of the hide of an animal, denotes profit and permanent employment.
Editor: Percival
Examples
- I have nothing to hide from you, gentlemen, said he. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He had not read far when he rested his head upon his two hands--to hide his face from me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Elizabeth turned away to hide a smile. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I even promised that I would hide my uncouth sentiments in my own breast. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We might hide among the great trees for a time, but the chances are small indeed for escape. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- With a hide like that draughts don't make any difference. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- There was a cry and a rush to rescue, but the right hand which all this while had lain hidden in Moore's breast, reappearing, held out a pistol. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Laura was sitting alone at the far end of the room, her arms resting wearily on a table, and her face hidden in her hands. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This time he felt miserable but determined, while she was in a state of agitation which could not be hidden. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It was his hidden treachery to which I referred. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Now, at least, it will be open war, and not hidden treachery, Maurice! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She had felt uneasy, ever since she received her son's letter, lest something should prove to be hidden behind the veil of silence which he had drawn. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- This latter task was becoming more and more difficult, for the blacks had taken to hiding their supply away at night in granaries and living huts. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- But they have found him alive, hiding in the country, and have brought him in. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- She hid her face on his shoulder, hiding before him, because he could see her so completely. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- They sprang back, and fell upon their knees, each hiding her face upon the other's neck. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I shall find the means I want for keeping it safe and dry in its hiding-place, among the litter of old things in Mrs. Yolland's kitchen. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Then he'd to go into hiding, where he'd a been yet, if Thornton had followed him out as I'd hoped he would ha' done. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- We did not go very far along the road, for Holmes stopped the instant that the curve hid us from the landlord's view. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The father looked at him: the daughter kept her face hid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She hid her face on his shoulder, hiding before him, because he could see her so completely. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- When they took a young man into Tellson's London house, they hid him somewhere till he was old. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Their veils were down, and hid their faces from me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He threw himself forward, and hid his face once more in his stretched-out arms, resting upon the table as heretofore. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The bark of trees made into a liquor has been used for centuries in treating practically all kinds of hides. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Why, Tom, you must know I know the moSt. O, Mas'r, haven't you jest read how he hides from the wise and prudent, and reveals unto babes? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- A part of their wool and raw hides, they had generally an opportunity of selling for money. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In South America, about Buenos Ayres and the River Platte, many cattle are killed simply for the hides and fat; the flesh is thrown away. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The hides are all hung in a dry loft, where artificial heat of different temperatures is used until they are thoroughly dry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They were worn by stepping on them but they were wolf hides. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Edited by Davy