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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hid \Hid\, imp. & p. p. of {Hide}. See {Hidden}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hide \Hide\ (h[imac]d), verb (used with an object) [imp. {Hid} (h[i^]d); p. p. {Hidden} (h[i^]d"d'n), {Hid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiding} (h[imac]d"[i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key'qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. {Hoard}.]
1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.
A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. --Matt. v. 15.
If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. --Shak.
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. To remove from danger; to shelter.
In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. --Ps. xxvi. 5.
{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. 3.
{To hide the face}, to withdraw favor. ''Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.'' --Ps. xxx. 7.
{To hide the face from}. (a) To overlook; to pardon. ''Hide thy face from my sins.'' --Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.
Syn: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See {Conceal}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hid See {hide}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hide
noun
1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) [syn: {fell}]
2: body covering of a living animal [syn: {pelt}, {skin}]
verb
1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: {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 out}]
3: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {shroud}, {enshroud}, {cover}]
4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: {obscure}, {blot out}, {obliterate}, {veil}] [also: {hidden}, {hid}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
HID {Human Interface Device}
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
HID Human Interface Device (MS)
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