I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
1. or hide-and-go-seek ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ : a children's game in which one player blinds his eyes and after giving the others time to hide goes looking for and tries to catch them — called also hide-and-coop, hy spy, I spy
2. : a procedure resembling the game of hide-and-seek usually by involving reciprocal deception or evasion
rumrunners playing hide-and-seek with government agents — American Guide Series: Florida
II. intransitive verb
Etymology: hide-and-seek (I)
: to play at hide-and-seek
opposing planes hide-and-seeking in the darkness — F.V.Drake