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A2 · Elementary

v. to go to a place where you cannot be seen or found.

v. to position oneself in a location where one is out of sight; intransitive in use.

“The children like to hide in the tall grass during their games.”

“The fugitive managed to hide in the dense forest for three days, successfully avoiding the search parties and aerial drones.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. the skin of a large animal, especially when it is used to make leather.

n. the skin of an animal, either raw or treated for use as leather.

“The hunters traded the deer hides for supplies at the local market.”

“The artisan carefully treated the cow hide to ensure the resulting leather would be supple enough for high-end upholstery.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun British English

n. a small, covered shelter used to watch birds or animals without them seeing you.

n. a camouflaged structure or shelter designed to allow hunters or naturalists to observe wildlife undetected.

“We spent the morning in a wooden hide by the lake, watching the herons.”

“From the bird hide, the researchers were able to document the nesting habits of the rare species without causing any distress to the colony.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic · Technical

n. an old English unit of land that was enough to support one family.

n. a historical English unit of land area and tax assessment, traditionally considered sufficient to support one household.

“The ancient document recorded that the village was worth five hides of land.”

“Domesday Book entries often categorised manors by the number of hides they contained, reflecting their productive capacity for taxation purposes.”