Definition of "hide" []

• To put or keep out of sight; secrete. (verb-transitive)
• To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal: tried to hide the facts. (verb-transitive)
• To cut off from sight; cover up: Clouds hid the stars. (verb-transitive)
• To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief. (verb-transitive)
• To keep oneself out of sight. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""You will turn your face to the wall, say good-bye to those who you thought were your friends, build a high fence around you and hide -- _hide_ from the world and everything!""
• "For down to the comparatively late date at which our homilies were put together, the hide of Ciaran's Dun was evidently preserved _as a hide_, on or under which a dying man could lie: therefore it cannot have been made into a book."
• "Cancelled Presidential debates smack of manipulation by 'run and hide' candidates yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Cancelled Presidential debates smack of manipulation by \'run and hide\' candidates '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: "I\'m prepared to discuss the war, health care, trade, or any other issue anytime, anywhere, with any audience, answering any question from any media."