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HIDE OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
Example:
She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana
Synonyms:
hide; hide out
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hide out"):
lie low (to try to avoid detection especially by police)
stow away (hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation)
hunker down (take shelter)
hole up (remain secluded or in hiding)
lie low (keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous)
earth (hide in the earth like a hunted animal)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
hideout (a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws)
