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hideout

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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Pronunciation

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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
  • Russian: убе́жище (ubéžišče) — A place to hide
  • Serbo-Croatian: скровиште — A place to hide
  • Serbo-Croatian: skrovište — A place to hide
  • Spanish: guarida — A place to hide
  • Spanish: escondrijo — A place to hide
  • Spanish: escondite — A place to hide
  • Spanish: escondredijo — A place to hide
  • Spanish: huarique — A place to hide
  • Spanish: taguán (Phillipines) — A place to hide
  • Spanish: amagatorio — A place to hide
  • Swedish: gömställe — A place to hide
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