HIDE


Meaning of HIDE in English

noun an abode or dwelling.

2. hide ·noun the human skin;

— so called in contempt.

3. hide ·vt to remove from danger; to shelter.

4. hide ·vt to flog; to whip.

5. hide ·vt to withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.

6. hide ·vi to lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.

7. hide ·vt to conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

8. hide ·noun the skin of an animal, either raw or dressed;

— generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, ·etc.

9. hide ·noun 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.

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