hid·den
(hĭd́n)
verb
- A past participle of hide1
hide
1 (hīd)
[Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan.]
verb: hid (hĭd), hid·den (hĭd́n) or hid, hid·ing, hides.
transitive verb
- To put or keep out of sight; secrete.
- To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal: tried to hide the facts.
- To cut off from sight; cover up: Clouds hid the stars.
- To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.
intransitive verb
- To keep oneself out of sight.
- To seek refuge.
phrasal verbs
- hide out
- To be in hiding, as from a pursuer: The gangsters hid out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city.
synonyms:
hide1conceal, secrete2cache, screen, cloak These verbs mean to keep from the sight or knowledge of others. Hide and conceal are the most general and are often used interchangeably: I used a throw rug to hide concealthe stain on the carpet. I smiled to hide conceal my hurt feelings. Secrete and cache involve concealment in a place unknown to others; cache often implies storage for later use: The lioness secreted her cubs in the tall grass. The mountain climbers cached their provisions in a cave. To screen is to shield or block from the view of others: Tall shrubs screen the actor's home from the curious. To cloak is to conceal something by masking or disguising it: “On previously cloaked issues, the Soviets have suddenly become forthcoming” (John McLaughlin)- See also: block
