- hide⇄expr. neither hide nor hair, nothing at all; nothing whatever.
Ex. He gambled until there was left neither hide nor hair of his former wealth. - hide⇄hide (1), verb, hid,hiddenorhid,hiding,noun.
- hide⇄hide (2), noun, verb, hided,hiding.
- hide⇄hide (3), noun.
an old English measure of land, usually about 120 acres. - hide⇄noun (British.) a hiding place used in hunting game or in bird watching.
- hide⇄noun 1. the skin of an animal, either raw or tanned. Leather is made from the hides of cattle.
2. (Informal.)
a. a person's skin.
Ex. He tried to save his own hide by putting the blame on us. He was lucky to emerge from the fight with - hide⇄v.i. to hide oneself; lie concealed.
Ex. I'll hide, and you find me. - hide⇄v.t. 1. to put or keep out of sight; conceal.
Ex. Hide it where no one else will know of it or know where it is.
2. to cover up; shut off from sight; be in front of.
Ex. Clouds hide the sun. ... a huge town, continuous and compact, Hid - hide⇄v.t. 1. to remove the hide from.
2. (Informal.) to beat; thrash.
(SYN) flog.