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• verb
To put or keep something out of sight so that it cannot be easily found or seen.
"She decided to hide the birthday present in the back of the top closet."
To conceal oneself from view or detection.
"The young fox quickly ran to hide beneath the dense brambles."
To prevent a feeling, fact, or piece of information from being known or noticed by others.
"He tried hard to hide his disappointment when the concert was canceled."
To obstruct the view of something by standing or being in front of it.
"Tall pine trees hide the cabin from the main road."
• noun
The tough skin of a large animal, either raw or tanned for leather.
"The craftsman used thick buffalo hide to make durable boots and belts."
British A camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife or game at close quarters without being seen.
"The ornithologists waited quietly inside the wooden hide to photograph the rare marsh birds."
A historical English unit of land measurement originally sufficient to support one free family and its dependents, typically between 60 and 120 acres.
"The medieval manor was assessed at five hides in the Domesday Book."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The verb derives from Old English hȳdan, meaning 'to conceal or bury,' from Proto-Germanic *hūzijaną. The noun meaning 'animal skin' comes from a distinct Old English root, hȳd, related to Latin cutis ('skin').