EGAVE

hide

About 14.82 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
    He hides his magazines under the bed.
  2. verb To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find.
    You can run, but you can't hide!
  3. noun The skin of an animal.
  4. noun The human skin.
  5. noun One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.
    to save his own hide
  6. noun A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
  7. noun A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
  8. noun A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.

Similar words

hide out obliterate blot out conceal shroud enshroud fell cover obscure skin

Often followed by

the his it from in and their her behind

Word family

hid hidden hided hider hiders hides hiding

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