hide

1 /haId/ verb past tense hidpast participle hidden

1 (T) to deliberately put or keep something in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found: My girlfriend keeps hiding my cigarettes. | hide sth from sb: The bushes hid Dave's bike completely from the passers-by. | keep sth hidden: Confidential documents are kept hidden in a secret vault. | hide sth in/under/behind etc: She hides his letters under her pillow.

2 (I) to go or stay in a place where you hope no one will find you: Quick- she's coming - we'd better hide!

(+ under/behind/in etc): Harry hid under the bed until they had gone. | hide from: Kylie tried to hide from the stranger.

3 (T) to keep someone in a place where other people will not find them: hide sb from: an attempt to hide her children from their violent father

4 (T) to not show your feelings to people: Paul struggled to hide his disappointment at not getting the job.

5 (T) to deliberately not tell people facts or information: He took off his ring to hide the fact that he was married. | hide sth from: Don't try to hide anything from me.

6 have nothing to hide to be willing to tell people about everything you have done, because you have done nothing dishonest, illegal, or immoral: The company claimed that the deal was legal and that they had nothing to hide.

7 hide your light under a bushel to not tell anyone that you are very good at something

2 noun (C)

1 BrE a place from which you can watch animals or birds without being seen by them; blind 3 (3) AmE

2 an animal's skin, especially when it has been removed to be used for leather: ox hide gloves

3 have/tan sb's hide spoken humorous to punish someone severely

4 not see hide nor hair of spoken to have not seen someone at all recently: I haven't seen hide nor hair of him for ages.