n.

1. the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal);
   fell
2. body covering of a living animal;
   pelt, skin

v.

1. prevent from being seen or discovered;
   conceal
   
   • Muslim women hide their faces
   • hide the money
2. be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety;
   hide out
   
   • Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding
   • She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana
3. cover as if with a shroud;
   shroud, enshroud, cover
   
   • The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
4. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;
   obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil
   
   • a hidden message
   • a veiled threat