hide

For the verb: "to hide"

Simple Past:	hid
Past Participle:	hidden

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.]

– derivatives
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.

– derivatives
hided adjective.

– origin OE hȳd, of Gmc origin.

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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.