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hide (1)

hide [ hīd ]


verb  (past hid, past participle hid·den [ hídd'n ] or hid [ hid ], present participle hid·ing, 3rd person present singular hides)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb move out of sight: to conceal yourself, or something or somebody else, from view

2. transitive verb keep something secret: to prevent something from becoming known

3. transitive verb block view of something: to obscure something by passing, or passing something, in front of it, or by being temporarily or permanently in front of it
The clouds hid the sun for a while.

4. transitive verb turn face away: to turn away or cover the face or eyes with the hands, e.g. so that the expression cannot be seen or in order to avoid seeing something



noun  (plural hides)
Definition:
 
U.K. 
Same as  blindn (sense 5)


[ Old English hȳdan< W Germanic]
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