hid
For the verb: "to hide"
| Simple Past: | hid |
| Past Participle: | hidden |
hid hide
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hid/hɪd/
past of hide1.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hide1
▶verb (past hid; past part. hidden) put or keep out of sight.
■ keep secret.
■ conceal oneself.
▶noun Brit. a camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife at close quarters.– phrases
hide one's light under a bushel keep quiet about one's talents or accomplishments. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 5:15.]
hide one's light under a bushel keep quiet about one's talents or accomplishments. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 5:15.]
– derivatives
hider noun.
hider noun.
– origin OE hȳdan, of W. Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hide2
▶noun the skin of an animal, especially when tanned or dressed.
– phrases
hide nor hair of [with neg.] the slightest trace of.
save one's hide escape from difficulty.
tan (or whip) someone's hide beat or flog someone.
hide nor hair of [with neg.] the slightest trace of.
save one's hide escape from difficulty.
tan (or whip) someone's hide beat or flog someone.
– derivatives
hided adjective.
hided adjective.
– origin OE hȳd, of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hide3
▶noun a former measure of land used in England, typically equal to between 60 and 120 acres, being the amount that would support a family.
– origin OE hīd, hīgid, from the base of hīgan, hīwan ‘household members’, of Gmc origin.
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