hid

verb

Definition of hidnext
past tense of hide
1
as in concealed
to put into a hiding place the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards

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2
as in obscured
to keep secret or shut off from view he tried to hide his criminal past she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen

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3
as in lurked
to remain out of sight he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hid
  1. concealed
  2. obscured
  3. buried
  4. covered
  5. suppressed
Verb
  • Hussein Al Bashir, a representative of Palestinian group Fatah, was killed the following month in Cyprus by a bomb concealed in his hotel bed.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Joaquin Phoenix’s homes are as concealed as his private life.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of concealed
Verb
  • Adra said international focus on the widening conflict has obscured frightening developments in the West Bank.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Only from inside that path is the sun entirely obscured by the moon's shadow for a few minutes.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • Instead, the country will honor the victims, many of whom were buried in unmarked graves at psychiatric and other sites that were places of care in New Zealand.
    Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Musk has for years buried certain critics under an avalanche of legal troubles.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Physical evidence that ice sheets covered the interior of continents in warm equatorial regions had eluded scientists – until now.
    Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • No significant changes in internal controls over financial reporting were noted during the period covered by the report.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of covered
Verb
  • If so, keep in mind that this is happening to remind you of your adaptability and the natural inclination to take action that’s been suppressed for far too long.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The court rebuffed arguments that prosecutors suppressed evidence of a batch of ammunition, some of which matched the bullets found on the set of the production.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
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