(hīd) v. hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing v.t.
1. To put or keep out of sight; conceal.
2. To keep secret; withhold from knowledge: to hide one's fears.
3. To block or obstruct the sight of; keep from view: The smoke hid the buildings.
4. To turn away, as from shame or so as to ignore: Hide not thy face from me.
—v.i.
5. To keep oneself out of sight; remain concealed.
—to hide out To go into hiding. [OE hỹdan]
—hid′er noun Synonyms: bury, cloak, conceal, cover, disguise, dissemble, entomb, inter, mask, overwhelm, screen, secrete, suppress, veil. Hide is the general term, including all the rest, signifying to put out of sight or beyond ready observation or approach; a thing may be hidden by intention, by accident, or by the imperfection of the faculties of the one from whom it is hidden. As an act of persons, to conceal is always intentional; one may hide his face in anger, grief, or abstraction; he conceals his face when he fears recognition. A house is hidden by foliage; the bird's nest is artfully concealed. A thing is covered by putting something over or around it, by accident or design; it is screened by putting something before it, always for protection from observation, inconvenience, attack, censure, etc. In the figurative use, a person may hide honorable feelings; he conceals an evil or hostile intent. Compare BURY, MASK, PALLIATE. Antonyms: admit, advertise, avow, betray, confess, disclose, discover, disinter, divulge, exhibit, exhume, expose, manifest, promulgate, publish, raise, reveal, show, tell, uncover, unmask, unveil.

(hīd) noun
1. The skin of a large animal, as an ox, especially as material for leather.
2. The human skin: humorously or with contempt.
—v.t. hid·ed, hid·ing
1. To whip; flog severely.
2. To remove the hide from. [OE hỹd skin]

(hīd) noun
In Old English law, a measure of land, originally about 120 acres, considered enough to support a family. [OE hīd, hīgid]