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(hd), v. t.[imp.Hid (hd); p. p.Hidden (hd"d'n), Hid; p. pr. & vb. n.Hiding (hd"ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. hdan; akin to Gr. key°qein, 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. A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. Matt. v. 15. If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. Shak. 2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing. Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. Pope. 3. To remove from danger; to shelter. In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. Ps. xxvi. 5. 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 (a) To overloo Hide v. i.To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation. Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide. Pope. Hide and seek, a play of children, in which some hide themselves, and others seek them. Swift. Hide n.[AS. hd, earlier hged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf. AS. hwan, hgan, 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.] Hide n.[OE. hide, hude, AS. hd; akin to D. huid, OHG. ht, G. haut, Icel. h, Dan. & Sw. hud, L. cutis, Gr. ky°tos; and cf. Gr. sky°tos skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. 13.] 1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc. 2. The human skin; -- so called in contempt. O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! Shak. Hide (hd), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hided; p. pr. & vb. n.Hiding.] To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.] スポンサード リンク
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