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- [hahyd out]
- /haɪd aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hahyd out]
- /haɪd aʊt/
Definitions of hide out words
- noun hide out British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind. 1
- verb with object hide out to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: Where did she hide her jewels? 1
- verb with object hide out to obstruct the view of; cover up: The sun was hidden by the clouds. 1
- verb with object hide out to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret: to hide one's feelings. 1
- verb without object hide out to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet. 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs hide out stay concealed 1
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Origin of hide out
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; noun use of verb phrase hide out
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Parts of speech for Hide out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hide out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hide out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hide out
verb hide out
- stow — Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- stash — to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed by away): The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
- plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- cache — A cache is a quantity of things such as weapons that have been hidden.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
noun hide out
- blind — Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
- hideaway — a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
- covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- mask — a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- privacy — the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
Antonyms for hide out
verb hide out
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
noun hide out
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- revelation — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- divulgence — a divulging.
- showing — a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- telling — having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow.
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