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Collocations for hide - noun

ADJECTIVE

thick, tough
Elephants have a very tough hide.
leathery, scaly
raw
tanned
animal
buffalo, cow, elephant, etc.

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VERB + hide

tan
The hide is tanned for leather.

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Collocations for hide - verb

1. go/put sth where you/it cannot be seen

ADVERB

away
She hid the documents away in a drawer.
quickly
He quickly hid behind a large plant.
easily
He could easily hide in the woods.
secretly

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VERB + hide

prefer to, want to
She wanted to run away and hide.
He accused the president of preferring to hide from the truth. (figurative)

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PREPOSITION

among
They were hiding among the bushes.
behind
He hid behind a false identity. (figurative)
beneath
He had a weak mouth which he hid beneath a beard.
from
They tried to hide from their enemies.
in
figures hiding in the shadows
under
He hid the book under his bed.

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PHRASES

carefully hidden, completely hidden, well hidden
The letters were well hidden in a drawer.
cleverly hidden
It had been cleverly hidden under furniture.
discreetly hidden
The TV was discreetly hidden in a corner.
half hidden
The buildings were half hidden by the trees.
hidden deep in sth
tiny villages hidden deep in the softly rolling hills
hidden from sight, hidden from view
The house was hidden from view by a large fence.
lie hidden, remain hidden
treasures which have lain hidden in bank vaults since the war
partially hidden, partly hidden
The house was partially hidden behind some trees.
a place to hide (sth)
I'll find a better place to hide it.

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2. keep sth secret

ADVERB

well
completely
barely
She could barely hide her distaste.
deliberately
He had deliberately hidden the illness from his boss.

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VERB + hide

be able to, be unable to
She was unable to hide her delight at his failure.
try to
make no attempt to
He made no attempt to hide his anger
manage to

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PREPOSITION

from
The government tried to hide the evidence from the public.

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PHRASES

keep sth hidden
feelings that she had kept completely hidden all these years
previously hidden
Hypnotherapy can bring out previously hidden emotions.
remain hidden, stay hidden
The truth may well remain hidden for ever.

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Hide is used with these nouns as the subject:
exterior, mask, mist, veil, veneer

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Hide is used with these nouns as the object:
agitation, amusement, anger, annoyance, astonishment, bitterness, blemish, blush, character, contempt, disappointment, discomfort, disdain, disgust, dismay, displeasure, distaste, distress, embarrassment, emotion, enthusiasm, exasperation, excitement, face, fact, fear, feeling, frustration, grin, identity, impatience, imperfection, inadequacy, insecurity, irritation, laughter, love, moon, motive, nervousness, pain, pregnancy, resentment, sadness, scar, secret, side, smile, smirk, sneer, sorrow, surprise, tear, track, treasure, truth, unease, weakness

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