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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The fungi were a stunning blue, the color of a bitter-cold sky, but that lovely exterior hid a deadly poison.

From Literature

On the edge of Haarlem was a truck farm that hid refugees for short periods of time.

From Literature

Both encounters led to pregnancies, which she hid at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

A suspected terrorist who hid from the FBI in a remote north Wales cottage has had more than £20,000 in frozen assets confiscated by police.

From BBC

She said she had children after both encounters and that she hid the pregnancies and arranged for the children to be raised by other families.

From The Wall Street Journal