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1. 1.If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. Shak.
2. 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. 3.To remove from danger; to shelter. In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. Ps. xxvi.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.-- To hide the face, to withdraw favor. "Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled." Ps. xxx.
6. 6.-- To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins." Ps. li.
7. 7.(b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with. See Conceal.
8. 8.To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.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.
9. 9.(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.]
10. 10.The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.
11. 11.The human skin; -- so called in contempt. O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! Shak.
12. 12.To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is if circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. Shak called?
• What is to withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing. Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. Pope called?
• What is to remove from danger; to shelter. In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. Ps. xxvi called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is -- To hide the face, to withdraw favor. "Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled." Ps. xxx called?
• What is -- To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins." Ps. li called?
• What is (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with. See Conceal called?
• What is the skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc called?
• What is the human skin; -- so called in contempt. O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! Shak called?
• What is to flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.] called?