hide

Noun CEFR A2 Common

haɪd

Definitions

A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.
historical
To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover
The skin of an animal.
countable
The human skin.
derogatory, obsolete
To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find
To keep from being criticized or caught doing wrong by making use or mention of (something), especially as an excuse: "[She] said she would not hide behind political euphemism when discussing taxes" (William Yardley).
One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.
US, informal, metonymically, uncountable, usually
The skin of an animal
To be in hiding, as from a pursuer: The gangsters hid out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city.
(mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
countable
The human skin
The skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal.
A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
countable
One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril
To beat severely; flog.
A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.
countable
A trace; a vestige: haven't seen hide nor hair of them since the argument.
An old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents.
hide (n)or hair, a trace or evidence, as of something missing.
an Old English unit of land measurement varying usu. from 60 to 120 acres (24 to 48 hectares).
To shut oneself up in secrecy:Informal: hole up.
Informal:
The skin of an animal:fell, fur, jacket, pelt.

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of hide.

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Equivalents

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العربيةأخفى أدم إهاباختبأ الجلد جلد خبأ سلخ نجا

Azərbaycan dilidanmaq dəri gizləməkgizlənmək gizlətmək

Беларускаяскура хавацца

Българскикожа крия скривамскрия

বাংলালুকানো

Bosanskiada bomba borčelo celo da deri dug hud irha kaši koza oda post skriti skrivati teri кожа

Catalàamagar

Češtinakůže schovat schovávatskrýt skrývat ukrýt useň

Cymraegcuddio

Danskgemme hud skindskjule

Ελληνικάγούνα δέρας δέρμακρύβομαι κρύβω τομάρι

Esperantofelo kaŝi kaŝiĝi

Eestinahk peitma

Euskaraezkutatu

فارسیپنهان کردن جلد چرمنهفتن

Suomijemmata kätkeä kätkeytyänahka piilottaa piiloutua talja vuota

Gaeilgeceil cuir i bhfolach folaighleathar seithe

Gàidhligcraiceann falaich peallseiche taigh-faire

Galegoagochar apandar cacharcoiro esconder pelello pelica

ગુજરાતીસંતાડવું

עבריתהחביא הסתיר העליםהתחבא עור

हिन्दीखाल चमड़ा चर्मचाम छिपना छिपाना छुपना छुपाना जिल्द लुकना

Hrvatskiada bomba borčelo celo da deri dug hud irha kaši koza oda post skriti skrivati teri кожа

Magyarbor bújik dugelbújik eldug elrejt irha rejt rejtőzik

Հայերենթաքնվել թաքցնել կաշիմորթի

Bahasa Indonesiabersembunyi menyembunyikan sembunyi

Íslenskafela

Italianonascondere nascondersi pelle

日本語匿廋弇晦皮革蔽逸閟隠隠す隠れる隠匿する革韞

ქართულიდამალავს დაფარვა მალავსმალვა ტყავი ფარავს

Қазақ тілітері

ភាសាខ្មែរបាំង ពួន លាក់ស្បែក

한국어匸廋弇閟隩韞 가리다 가죽 감추다 숨기다 숨다 피혁

Kurdîbomba bor çeloda derî dêrî fela kaşî kûze lêder post terî têrî vêl

Кыргызчатери

Latinaabscondō cēlō coriumcutis lateō oblitēscō occulo pellis tergus

Lëtzebuergeschverstoppen

Lingálabomba

ລາວໜັງ

Lietuviųoda slėpti slėptis

Latviešuāda slēpt slēpties

Te Reo Māorikiri whakangaro

Македонскикожа крие се криесе сокрие сокрие

മലയാളംഒളിക്കുക ഒളിപ്പിക്കുക തോൽമറയുക മറയ്ക്കുക

Монголарьс

Bahasa Melayukulit

Maltiħeba

မြန်မာကွယ်ပုန်း လျှိုဝှက်သားရေ

Nederlandshuid leer vachtvel verbergen versteken verstoppen wegstoppen zich verbergen zich verstoppen zich wegstoppen

ଓଡ଼ିଆଲୁଚିବା

Polskichować chować się golecschować schować się skóra skryć skrywać skrywać się ukryć ukrywać

Portuguêscouro esconder esconder-sepele

Românăascunde blană piele

Русскийкожа копить накопитьпрятать пря́таться скрывать скрываться скрыть скрыться спря́тать спря́таться таить утаивать утаить шкура

Ikinyarwandauruhu urusato

Slovenčinakoza

Slovenščinakoza skriti skrivati

Shqipfsheh fshihem shtrosë

Српскиada bomba borčelo celo da deri dug hud irha kaši koza oda post skriti skrivati teri кожа

Sesotholetlalo

Svenskadölja gömma hudskinn

தமிழ்ஒளி மறை

తెలుగుతోలు దాచు

Тоҷикӣҷилд

ไทยซ่อน บัง ปกปิดปิดบัง หนัง เก็บงำ

Tagalogitago magtago panit

Türkçederi gizlemek gizlenmekpost saklamak saklanmak

ئۇيغۇرچەتېرە

Українськагайда сховати схова́тисятаїти хова́ти ховатися шкі́ра

اردوچرم چھپانا

O'zbekchateri

Tiếng Việtda giàu nắpnau núp thum trớn

isiZuluisikhumba

Examples

“O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide ⟳!”

“to save ⟳ his own ⟳ hide ⟳”

“better watch ⟳ his hide ⟳”

“The rotter who simpers that he sees no difference between the power of money and the power of the whip, ought to learn ⟳ the difference on his own ⟳ hide ⟳—as I think ⟳ he will.”

“A Forest Trail and wild life hides lie ⟳ 2 miles to the north-east. Blue hares, deer, wild geese, herons and duck can be discreetly observed from the hides.”

“In the early days of American settlement, hides were built into houses to provide ⟳ protection from the Indians and to conceal merchandise from the threat of taxation or thievery.”

“The exact size of hides varied with soil quality, but each one generally encompassed 24 to 26 hectares.”

CEFR level

A2

Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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See also

hide and coop hide and go seek hide and seek hide beetle hide nor hair hide one's light under a bushel

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