- The definition of a hide is an animal skin.
An example of a hide is the thick skin of the buffalo which is used to create tents by many American Indian tribes.
- Hide is defined as to conceal something, oneself, or others.
An example of hide is a tall person putting something on a high shelf so a short person can't find it.
Two boys are trying to hide behind a tree.
hide definition by Webster's New World
- to put or keep out of sight; secrete; conceal
- to conceal from the knowledge of others; keep secret: to hide one's identity
- to keep from being seen by covering up, obscuring, etc.: fog hid the road
- to turn away: to hide one's head in shame
Origin: Middle English hiden ; from Old English hydan ; from Indo-European an unverified form (s)keudh- (from source Classical Greek keuthein, to hide) ; from base an unverified form (s)keu-, to cover from source hide, sky, Classical Latin cutis, skin
- to be or lie out of sight or concealed
- to keep oneself out of sight; conceal oneself
- hider noun
- an animal skin or pelt, either raw or tanned
- Informal the skin of a person
Origin: Middle English ; from Old English hid, akin to German haut ; from Indo-European an unverified form (s)keut- (from source Classical Latin cutis, skin, Classical Greek kytos, hollow container) ; from base an unverified form (s)keu-: see hide
Origin: Middle English ; from Old English higid ; from base of hiwan, household (akin to Old High German hīwo, a husband, master of a household) ; from Indo-European an unverified form eiwo- (from source Classical Latin civis, citizen) ; from base an unverified form ei-, to lie, camp from source home, Classical Greek koitos, bed, sleep
hide definition by American Heritage Dictionary
verb hid hid , hid·den or hid, hid·ing, hides verb, transitive
- To put or keep out of sight; secrete.
- To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal: tried to hide the facts.
- To cut off from sight; cover up: Clouds hid the stars.
- To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.
- To keep oneself out of sight.
- To seek refuge.
Origin: Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.
Origin: Middle English, from Old English hȳd; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.
Origin: Middle English, from Old English hīd; see kei-1 in Indo-European roots.
hide - Phrases/Idioms
neither hide nor hair
hide nor hair