Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hide \Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Hid} (h[i^]d); p. p.
   {Hidden} (h[i^]d"d'n), {Hid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiding}
   (h[imac]d"[i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to
   Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E.
   hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. {Hoard}.]
   1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to
      secrete.

            A city that is set on an hill can not be hid.
                                                  --Matt. v. 15.

            If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is
            hid.                                  --Shak.

   2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain
      from avowing or confessing.

            Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate.
                                                  --Pope.

   3. To remove from danger; to shelter.

            In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his
            pavilion.                             --Ps. xxvi. 5.

   {To hide one's self}, to put one's self in a condition to be
      safe; to secure protection. ``A prudent man foreseeth the
      evil, and hideth himself.'' --Prov. xxii. 3.

   {To hide the face}, to withdraw favor. ``Thou didst hide thy
      face, and I was troubled.'' --Ps. xxx. 7.

   {To hide the face from}.
      (a) To overlook; to pardon. ``Hide thy face from my
          sins.'' --Ps. li. 9.
      (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.

   Syn: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak;
        mask; veil. See {Conceal}.

Hide \Hide\, n. [OE. hide, hude, AS. h[=y]d; akin to D. huid,
   OHG. h[=u]t, G. haut, Icel. h[=u][eth], Dan. & Sw. hud, L.
   cutis, Gr. ky`tos; and cf. Gr. sky`tos skin, hide, L. scutum
   shield, and E. sky. [root]13.]
   1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally
      applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic
      animals, as oxen, horses, etc.

   2. The human skin; -- so called in contempt.

            O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! --Shak.

Hide \Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hided}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Hiding}.]
   To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.]

Hide \Hide\, v. i.
   To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be
   withdrawn from sight or observation.

         Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide. --Pope.

   {Hide and seek}, a play of children, in which some hide
      themselves, and others seek them. --Swift.

Hide \Hide\, n. [AS. h[=i]d, earlier h[=i]ged; prob. orig., land
   enough to support a family; cf. AS. h[=i]wan, h[=i]gan,
   members of a household, and E. hind a peasant.] (O. Eng.
   Law.)
   (a) An abode or dwelling.
   (b) A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old
       English charters, the quantity of which is not well
       ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80,
       100, and 120 acres. [Written also {hyde}.]

Source : WordNet®

hide
     v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide
          their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: {conceal}] [ant: {show}]
     2: be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection
        and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he
        was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
        [syn: {hide out}]
     3: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization
        are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {shroud}, {enshroud}, {cover}]
     4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or
        concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: {obscure},
         {blot out}, {obliterate}, {veil}]
     [also: {hidden}, {hid}]

hide
     n 1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
          [syn: {fell}]
     2: body covering of a living animal [syn: {pelt}, {skin}]
     [also: {hidden}, {hid}]