HIDE OUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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:

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Derivation:

hideout (a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws)