HIDE


Meaning of HIDE in English

I. verb

to withdraw or withhold from sight or observation

they hid their loot in a cave

Synonyms: bury, ||bush up, cache, conceal, cover, ||ditch, ensconce, occult, plant, screen, secrete, stash

Related Word: mantle, mask, obscure, shade, shield; entomb, inter; cloak, curtain, shroud, veil; harbor, lodge, seclude, shelter

Contrasted words: bare, disclose, discover, display, exhibit, expose, reveal, show; uncover, unmask, unveil, unwrap; flaunt, parade, show off

II. noun

an animal skin

tanned hides for shoe leather

Synonyms: fell, fur, jacket, pelt, skin

III. verb

Synonyms: whip 1, flagellate, flog, ||larrup, lash, lather, scourge, stripe, thrash, ||wear out

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус.