Tra từ hide - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hide [hide hides hid hidden hiding] verb, noun BrE [haɪd] NAmE [haɪd]
verb (hidBrE [hɪd] ; NAmE [hɪd] hid·denBrE [ˈhɪdn] ; NAmE [ˈhɪdn] )
1. transitive to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found
Syn: ↑conceal
•~ sb/sth He hid the letter in a drawer.
• I keep my private papers hidden.
•~ sb/sth from sth They hid me from the police in their attic.
2. intransitive, transitive to go somewhere where you hope you will not be seen or found
• Quick, hide!
•+ adv./prep. I hid under the bed.
•We hid from our pursuers in an empty house.
• (figurative)He hid behind a false identity.
•~ yourself (+ adv.prep.) She hides herself away in her office all day.
3. transitive to cover sth so that it cannot be seen
Syn: ↑conceal
•~ sth + adv./prep. He hid his face in his hands.
•~ sth The house was hidden by trees.
•The brim of his hat hid half his face.
•No amount of make-up could hide her age.
•Hidden dangers lurk in the ocean depths.
4. transitive ~ sth to keep sth secret, especially your feelings
Syn: ↑conceal
• She struggled to hide her disappointment.
• I have never tried to hide the truth about my past.
•They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did).
•She felt sure the letter had some hidden meaning.
•His brusque manner hides a shy and sensitive nature.
•I could not hide my joy at seeing him again.
more at bury/hide your head in the sand at ↑head _n., cover/hide a multitude of sins at ↑multitude
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 Old English hȳdan West Germanic n. senses 2 to 3 and
Old English hȳd Germanic Dutch huid German Haut

Thesaurus:
hide verb
1. T
•He hid the letter in a drawer.
•She couldn't hide her feelings.
cover • • bury • • disguise • • mask • • camouflage • |formal conceal •
Opp: reveal
hide/disguise/mask/camouflage/conceal sth behind sth
hide/bury/conceal sth under sth
hide/disguise/mask/conceal the truth/the fact that…
hide/cover/disguise/mask/conceal your disappointment/surprise
2. I, T
•I hid under the bed.
lie low • • lurk • |informal hole up/be holed up •
hide/lie low/lurk/hole up in a place
a place to hide/lie low/hole up

Synonyms:
hide
conceal • cover • disguise • mask • camouflage
These words all mean to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found, or to keep the truth or your feelings secret.
hide • to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found; to keep sth secret, especially your feelings: ▪ He hid the letter in a drawer. ◇ ▪ She managed to hide her disappointment.
conceal • (formal) to hide sb/sth; to keep sth secret: ▪ The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. ◇ ▪ Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
When it is being used to talk about emotions, conceal is often used in negative statements.
cover • to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide it: ▪ She covered her face with her hands.
disguise • to hide or change the nature of sth, so that it cannot be recognized: ▪ He tried to disguise his accent.
mask • to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed: ▪ She masked her anger with a smile.
camouflage • to hide sb/sth by making them/it look like the things around, or like sth else: ▪ The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs.
to hide/conceal/disguise/mask/camouflage sth behind sth
to hide/conceal sth under sth
to hide/conceal sth from sb
to hide/conceal/disguise/mask the truth/the fact that…
to hide/conceal/disguise/mask your feelings

Example Bank:
•He accused the president of preferring to hide from the truth.
•He could easily hide in the woods.
•He had a weak mouth which he hid beneath a beard.
•He had deliberately hidden the illness from his boss.
•He hid the book under his bed.
•He made no attempt to hide his anger
•He quickly hid behind a large plant.
•Hypnotherapy can bring out previously hidden emotions.
•I'll find a better place to hide it.
•It had been cleverly hidden under furniture.
•She could barely hide her distaste.
•She hid the documents away in a drawer.
•She wanted to run away and hide.
•She was unable to hide her delight at his failure.
•The TV was discreetly hidden in a corner.
•The buildings were half hidden by the trees.
•The government tried to hide the evidence from the public.
•The house was hidden from view by a large fence.
•The house was partially hidden behind some trees.
•The letters were well hidden in a drawer.
•The letters were well hidden in the back of the cupboard.
•The truth may well remain hidden for ever.
•They tried to hide from their enemies.
•They were hiding among the bushes.
•feelings that she had kept completely hidden all these years
•figures hiding in the shadows
•hiding from their enemies
•tiny villages hidden deep in the softly rolling hills
•treasures which have lain hidden in bank vaults since the war
•They claim that they have nothing to hide.
•They're hiding from the police.
•You can run, but you can't hide.
Idioms: ↑hide your light under a bushel ▪ ↑not see hide nor hair of somebody ▪ ↑tan somebody's hide

noun
1. countable (BrE)a place from which people can watch wild animals or birds, without being seen by them
2. countable, uncountable an animal's skin, especially when it is bought or sold or used for leather
•boots made from buffalo hide
•a black hide belt
3. singular (informal, especially NAmE)used to refer to sb's life or safety when they are in a difficult situation
•All he's worried about is his own hide (= himself).
Rem: or

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 Old English hȳdan West Germanic n. senses 2 to 3 and
Old English hȳd Germanic Dutch huid German Haut

Example Bank:
•The hide is tanned for leather.