noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈhaɪdˌaʊt/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AY1 D AW2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A place to hide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
They'll never find us in this makeshift hideout we've got in the woods.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A hidden headquarters or place to return to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hideaway, den
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hiding place
History
Etymology
From hide + out.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
amagatall
— A place to hide
Chinese Mandarin:
隱匿處 /隐匿处
(yǐnnìchù)
— A place to hide
Chinese Mandarin:
巢穴
(cháoxuè)
— A place to hide
Danish:
skjulested
— A place to hide
Danish:
tilflugtssted
— A place to hide
Danish:
gemmested
— A place to hide
Esperanto:
kaŝejo
— A place to hide
Finnish:
piilopaikka
— A place to hide
Finnish:
piilo
— A place to hide
French:
cachette
— A place to hide
French:
planque
— A place to hide
French:
repaire
— A place to hide
French:
refuge
— A place to hide
German:
Versteck
— A place to hide
German:
Unterschlupf
— A place to hide
Greek:
κρυσφήγετο
(krysfígeto)
— A place to hide
Greek:
κρυψώνας
(krypsónas)
— A place to hide
Greek:
λημέρι
(liméri)
— A place to hide
Hebrew:
מִסְתּוֹר
(mistór)
— A place to hide
Hungarian:
búvóhely
— A place to hide
Hungarian:
rejtekhely
— A place to hide
Ingrian:
salapaikka
— A place to hide
Ingrian:
peitto
— A place to hide
Italian:
nascondiglio
— A place to hide
Japanese:
アジト
(ajito)
— A place to hide
Japanese:
隠れ家
(kakurega)
— A place to hide
Latin:
latebra
— A place to hide
Latvian:
slēptuve
— A place to hide
Latvian:
paslēptuve
— A place to hide
Macedonian:
скривалиште
(skrivalište)
— A place to hide
Māori:
kuhunga
— A place to hide
Norwegian Bokmål:
gjemmested
— A place to hide
Norwegian Bokmål:
skjulested
— A place to hide
Polish:
kryjówka
— A place to hide
Polish:
skrytka
— A place to hide
Polish:
ukrycie
— A place to hide
Portuguese:
esconderijo
— A place to hide
Romanian:
ascunzătoare
— A place to hide
Romanian:
ascunziș
— A place to hide
Russian:
укры́тие
(ukrýtije)
— A place to hide
Russian:
прибе́жище
(pribéžišče)
— A place to hide
Russian:
приста́нище
(pristánišče)
— A place to hide