Definitions

hid

[hid] / hɪd /

VERB

conceal; remain unseen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bury camouflage cover disguise hole up mask obscure plant protect shelter shield smuggle stash suppress tuck away withhold

STRONG

adumbrate cache cloak curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor reserve screen secrete shadow shroud squirrel stifle veil

WEAK

blot out go into hiding go underground hold back hush up keep from keep secret lie low lock up not give away not tell put out of the way salt away stow away take cover

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lay bare let go open release reveal uncover unmask

WEAK

bare disclose divulge exhibit expose let out show tell

Example Sentences

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While researching his book, Saving Einstein: How Norfolk Hid a Genius - The Double Life of Oliver Locker-Lampson, Mr McLaren found out that Einstein was given access to many luxuries.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2021

A version of this article appears in print on April 22, 2014, on page A13 of the with the headline: Boy Who Hid in Plane’s Wheel Well Beat Long Odds in Surviving 5 ½-Hour Flight.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2014

On Facebook, Cleveland Kidnapping Suspect Hid Secret Under ‘LOL’ Ariel Castro, the kidnapping suspect in Cleveland, opened a Facebook account in February, adding 41 friends in the ensuing months.

From New York Times • May 9, 2013

Contributed by @writeo SEC Hid Its Lawyer's Madoff Ties, New York TimesAccording to an SEC report released this week, an agency lawyer working on Bernard Madoff's case had inherited $2 million from a Madoff account.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2011

Hid his hands under his thighs and said nothing.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini