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hid

hid
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hid]
    • /hɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hid]
    • /hɪd/

Definitions of hid word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of HID Human Interface Device 3
  • verb hid simple past tense and a past participle of hide1 . 1
  • verb with object hid Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash. 1
  • verb with object hid to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather. 1
  • verb without object hid to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet. 1
  • noun hid the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed. 1
See all 15 definitions of hid

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Origin of hid

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hiden, Old English hȳdan; cognate with Old Frisian hūda, Greek keúthein to conceal

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hid

hid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for hid

verb hid

  • concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
  • secreted — to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
  • veiled — having a veil: a veiled hat.
  • buried — to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
  • covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.

noun hid

  • skinned — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
  • pelted — to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.
  • coated — covered with an outer layer, film, etc
All 34 Synonyms of hid

Antonyms for hid

verb hid

  • flaunted — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
  • disclosed — Simple past tense and past participle of disclose.
  • opened — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
  • revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
All 13 Antonyms of hid

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