HIDE-AND-SEEK


Meaning of HIDE-AND-SEEK in English

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

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