Definition of "hide" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.

   • He hides his magazines under the bed.
   • The politicians were accused of keeping information hidden from the public.
   • 1856, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling The blind man, whom he had not been able to cure with the pomade, had gone back to the hill of Bois-Guillaume, where he told the travellers of the vain attempt of the druggist, to such an extent, that Homais when he went to town hid himself behind the curtains of the "Hirondelle" to avoid meeting him.

2. (intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find.

noun

1. (countable) The skin of an animal.

2. (obsolete or derogatory) The human skin.

3. (metonymic, uncountable, informal, usually US) One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.

   • to save his own hide
   • better watch his hide
   • The rotter who simpers that he sees no difference between the power of money and the power of the whip, ought to learn the difference on his own hide—as I think he will.

4. (countable) (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.

5. (countable, architecture) A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.

6. (countable) A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.

verb

1. To beat with a whip made from hide.

noun

1. (historical) A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.