hide

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ thick, tough

▪

Elephants have a very tough hide.

▪ leathery, scaly

▪ raw

▪ tanned

▪ animal

▪ buffalo, cow, elephant, etc.

VERB + HIDE

▪ tan

▪

The hide is tanned for leather.

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verb

1 go/put sth where you/it cannot be seen

ADVERB

▪ away

▪

She hid the documents away in a drawer.

▪ quickly

▪

He quickly hid behind a large plant.

▪ easily

▪

He could easily hide in the woods.

▪ secretly

VERB + HIDE

▪ prefer to, want to

▪

She wanted to run away and hide.

▪

He accused the president of preferring to hide from the truth. (figurative)

PREPOSITION

▪ among

▪

They were hiding among the bushes.

▪ behind

▪

He hid behind a false identity. (figurative)

▪ beneath

▪

He had a weak mouth which he hid beneath a beard.

▪ from

▪

They tried to hide from their enemies.

▪ in

▪

figures hiding in the shadows

▪ under

▪

He hid the book under his bed.

PHRASES

▪ carefully hidden, completely hidden, well hidden

▪

The letters were well hidden in a drawer.

▪ cleverly hidden

▪

It had been cleverly hidden under furniture.

▪ discreetly hidden

▪

The TV was discreetly hidden in a corner.

▪ half hidden

▪

The buildings were half hidden by the trees.

▪ hidden deep in sth

▪

tiny villages hidden deep in the softly rolling hills

▪ hidden from sight, hidden from view

▪

The house was hidden from view by a large fence.

▪ lie hidden, remain hidden

▪

treasures which have lain hidden in bank vaults since the war

▪ partially hidden, partly hidden

▪

The house was partially hidden behind some trees.

▪ a place to hide (sth)

▪

I'll find a better place to hide it.

2 keep sth secret

ADVERB

▪ well

▪ completely

▪ barely

▪

She could barely hide her distaste.

▪ deliberately

▪

He had deliberately hidden the illness from his boss.

VERB + HIDE

▪ be able to, be unable to

▪

She was unable to hide her delight at his failure.

▪ try to

▪ make no attempt to

▪

He made no attempt to hide his anger

▪ manage to

PREPOSITION

▪ from

▪

The government tried to hide the evidence from the public.

PHRASES

▪ keep sth hidden

▪

feelings that she had kept completely hidden all these years

▪ previously hidden

▪

Hypnotherapy can bring out previously hidden emotions.

▪ remain hidden, stay hidden

▪

The truth may well remain hidden for ever.

Hide is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑exterior, ↑mask, ↑mist, ↑veil, ↑veneer

Hide is used with these nouns as the object: ↑agitation, ↑amusement, ↑anger, ↑annoyance, ↑astonishment, ↑bitterness, ↑blemish, ↑blush, ↑character, ↑contempt, ↑disappointment, ↑discomfort, ↑disdain, ↑disgust, ↑dismay, ↑displeasure, ↑distaste, ↑distress, ↑embarrassment, ↑emotion, ↑enthusiasm, ↑exasperation, ↑excitement, ↑face, ↑fact, ↑fear, ↑feeling, ↑frustration, ↑grin, ↑identity, ↑impatience, ↑imperfection, ↑inadequacy, ↑insecurity, ↑irritation, ↑laughter, ↑love, ↑moon, ↑motive, ↑nervousness, ↑pain, ↑pregnancy, ↑resentment, ↑sadness, ↑scar, ↑secret, ↑side, ↑smile, ↑smirk, ↑sneer, ↑sorrow, ↑surprise, ↑tear, ↑track, ↑treasure, ↑truth, ↑unease, ↑weakness