Hide (hīd), v. t. [imp. Hid (h&ibreve_;d); p. p. Hidden (h&ibreve_;dd'n), Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding (hīd&ibreve_;ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h&ymacr_;dan; akin to Gr. keyqein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. Hoard.] 1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.
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A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. Matt. v. 15.
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If circumstances lead me, I will find
Where truth is hid. Shak.
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2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.
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Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. Pope.
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3. To remove from danger; to shelter.
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In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. Ps. xxvi. 5.
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To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. “A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself.” Prov. xxii. 3. -- To hide the face, to withdraw favor. “Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.” Ps. xxx. 7. -- To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. “Hide thy face from my sins.” Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.

Syn. -- To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal.
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Hide, n. [AS. hīd, earlier hīged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf. AS. hīwan, hīgan, members of a household, and E. hind a peasant.] (O. Eng. Law.) (a) An abode or dwelling. (b) A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres. [Written also hyde.]
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Hide (hīd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hided; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding.] To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.]
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