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Meaning of hide

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hide
      n 1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
           [syn: {hide}, {fell}]
      2: body covering of a living animal [syn: {hide}, {pelt},
         {skin}]
      v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide
           their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: {hide}, {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}, {hide out}]
      3: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization
         are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {shroud}, {enshroud}, {hide},
         {cover}]
      4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or
         concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn:
         {obscure}, {blot out}, {obliterate}, {veil}, {hide}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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