1. put or keep out of sight; conceal from the view or notice of others: "he hid the money in the house"Similarconcealsecreteput in a hiding placeput out of sightcamouflagelock upburystore awaystow awaycacheinformal:stashOppositeflauntexpose
▪ conceal oneself: "Juliet's first instinct was to hide under the blankets"Similarconceal oneselfsecrete oneselfhide outtake coverkeep hiddenfind a hiding placekeep out of sightgo into hidinglie lowgo to groundgo to earthgo undergroundlurkinformal:hole uplie doggoOppositeremain visible
▪ use (someone or something) to protect oneself from criticism or punishment, especially in a way considered cowardly or unethical:"companies and manufacturers with poor security can hide behind the law"
noun
1. a camouflaged shelter used to get a close view of wildlife.British
Word OriginOld Englishhȳdan, of West Germanic origin.