HIDE

Definitions for the word, hide

(n.) 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.

(n.) An abode or dwelling.

(n.) The human skin; -- so called in contempt.

(n.) The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.

(v. i.) To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.

(v. t.) To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

(v. t.) To flog; to whip.

(v. t.) To remove from danger; to shelter.

(v. t.) To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.