Meaning of hide | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.
   historical
2. To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover
3. The skin of an animal.
   countable
4. The human skin.
   derogatory, obsolete
5. To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find
6. 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).
7. One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.
   US, informal, metonymically, uncountable, usually
8. The skin of an animal
9. 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.
10. (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
    countable
11. The human skin
12. The skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal.
13. A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
    countable
14. One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril
15. To beat severely; flog.
16. A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.
    countable
17. A trace; a vestige: haven't seen hide nor hair of them since the argument.
18. An old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents.
19. hide (n)or hair, a trace or evidence, as of something missing.
20. an Old English unit of land measurement varying usu. from 60 to 120 acres (24 to 48 hectares).
21. To shut oneself up in secrecy:Informal: hole up.
    Informal:
22. The skin of an animal:fell, fur, jacket, pelt.

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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.”

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