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   hide

   /hʌɪd/

   verb

   • 1. put or keep out of sight: "he hid the money in the house" Similar concealsecreteput in a hiding placeput out of sightcamouflagelock upburystore awaystow awaycacheinformal:stashOpposite flauntexpose
   • ▪ prevent (someone or something) from being seen: "clouds rolled up and hid the moon" Similar obscureblock outblot outobstructcloudshroudveilblanketenvelopdarkeneclipseliterary:enshroudOpposite reveal
   • ▪ prevent (an emotion or fact) from being apparent or known; keep secret: "Herbert could hardly hide his dislike" Similar keep secretkeep unknownconcealcover upkeep darkkeep quiet abouthush upbottle upsuppressrepresswithholddisguisemaskcamouflageveildissembleinformal:keep mum aboutkeep under one's hatkeep a/the lid onOpposite disclose
   • ▪ conceal oneself: "Juliet's first instinct was to hide under the blankets" Similar conceal oneselfsecrete oneselfhide outtake coverkeep hiddenfind a hiding placekeep out of sightgo into hidinglie lowgo to groundgo to earthgo undergroundlurkinformal:hole uplie doggoOpposite remain visible
   • ▪ use (someone or something) to protect oneself from criticism or punishment, especially in a way considered cowardly: "companies with poor security can hide behind the law"

   noun

   • 1. a camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife at close quarters. British

   Word Origin Old Englishhȳdan, of West Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hider noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

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