"hide away" meaning in All languages combined

See hide away on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: hides away [present, singular, third-person], hiding away [participle, present], hid away [past], hidden away [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,hid,hidden>}} hide away (third-person singular simple present hides away, present participle hiding away, simple past hid away, past participle hidden away)
  1. (transitive) To stash or store something in a secret location. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hide_away-en-verb-VLf6S~bZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. (intransitive) To hide, to be hidden. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hide_away-en-verb-5T2ab03e

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To stash or store something in a secret location."
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