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British pronunciation/hˈa‌ɪd/
American pronunciation/ˈhaɪd/

Definition & Meaning of "hide"

to hide
01

to keep something in a secret place, preventing it from being seen

Transitive: to hide sth
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She hid her diary in a secret drawer to keep it private.
The detective carefully hides the evidence to protect the case.
She hid the gift under her bed to keep it a surprise.
02

to remain out of sight, typically to avoid being seen or discovered

Intransitive: to hide | to hide somewhere
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The cat often hides under the bed when it's scared.
During the game of hide-and-seek, she always hides in the closet.
Yesterday, the kids quickly hid when they heard someone approaching.
03

to keep someone or something out of sight by covering it

Transitive: to hide sth
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The clouds hid the moon from view.
The dog hid its bone in the garden.
The thick curtains hid the view from outside.
04

to conceal or make content less visible in one's feed or timeline, often by selecting an option or feature that temporarily or permanently removes the content from view

Transitive: to hide social media content
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I usually hide ads that do n’t interest me.
He chose to hide comments from certain users.
The app lets you hide posts from specific accounts.
Hide
01

the skin of an animal, especially a large animal, either raw or treated

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02

body covering of a living animal

03

*** a place from which people can watch wild animals or birds, without being seen by them

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