Hide

Hide (hīd), v. t. [imp. Hid (hĭd); p. p. Hidden (hĭd′d'n), Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding (hīd′ĭng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. hȳdan; akin to Gr. κεύθειν, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. Hoard.] 1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. Matt. v. 15.

If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. Shak.

2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.

Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. Pope.

3. To remove from danger; to shelter.

In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. Ps. xxvi. 5.

To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself." Prov. xxii. 3. — To hide the face, to withdraw favor. "Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled." Ps. xxx. 7. — To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins." Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.

Syn. — To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal.

Hide, v. i. To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.

Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide. Pope.

Hide and seek, a play of children, in which some hide themselves, and others seek them. Swift.

Hide, n. [AS. hīd, earlier hīged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf. AS. hīwan, hīgan, members of a household, and E. hind a peasant.] (O. Eng. Law.) (a) An abode or dwelling. (b) A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres. [Written also hyde.]

Hide, n. [OE. hide, hude, AS. hȳd; akin to D. huid, OHG. hūt, G. haut, Icel. hūð, Dan. & Sw. hud, L. cutis, Gr. κύτος; and cf. Gr. σκύτος skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. √13.] 1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; — generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.

2. The human skin; — so called in contempt.

O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! Shak.

Hide (hīd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hided; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding.] To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.]