hide
1. the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
fell
• Hypernyms:
animal skin
• Hyponyms:
cowhide, goatskin, rawhide
2. body covering of a living animal (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
pelt, skin
• Derivationally related forms:
skin (for: skin)
• Hypernyms:
body covering
1. prevent from being seen or discovered (Freq. 28)
- Muslim women hide their faces
- hide the money
• Syn:
conceal
• Ant:
show
• Derivationally related forms:
concealment (for: conceal), concealing (for: conceal)
• Hyponyms:
veil, secrete, obstruct, block, cover,
bosom, bury, cover up, harbor, harbour, shield,
obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog,
fog, mist, disguise, mask, sweep under the rug,
lurk, skulk
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- They hide
- They hide themselves
2. be or go into hiding;
keep out of sight, as for protection and safety (Freq. 6)
- Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding
- She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana
• Syn:
hide out
• Derivationally related forms:
hideout (for: hide out)
• Hyponyms:
lie low, stow away, hunker down, hole up, earth
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- They hide
- They hide themselves
3. cover as if with a shroud
- The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
• Syn:
shroud, enshroud, cover
• Derivationally related forms:
shroud (for: shroud)
• Hypernyms:
envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
- a hidden message
- a veiled threat
• Syn:
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil
• Derivationally related forms:
hiding, obliterable (for: obliterate)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
mystify
• Verb Group:
obliterate, efface
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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