hideout

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/ˈhaɪdˌaʊt/

noun

A place to hide.

“They'll never find us in this makeshift hideout we've got in the woods.”

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hideawayden
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Meanings

nounhideout (plural hideouts)

plural hideouts · alternative hide-out

  1. A place to hide.

    They'll never find us in this makeshift hideout we've got in the woods.

  2. A hidden headquarters or place to return to.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

Similar
hideawayden
Broader
hiding place
Also see
denhideaway

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hide + out.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan amagatall
  • amagatallA place to hide
Chinese Mandarin 隱匿處 /隐匿处, 巢穴
  • 隱匿處 /隐匿处 (yǐnnìchù)A place to hide
  • 巢穴 (cháoxuè)A place to hide
Danish skjulested, tilflugtssted
  • skjulestedA place to hide
  • tilflugtsstedA place to hide
  • gemmestedA place to hide
Esperanto kaŝejo
  • kaŝejoA place to hide
Finnish piilopaikka, piilo
  • piilopaikkaA place to hide
  • piiloA place to hide
French cachette, planque
  • cachetteA place to hide
  • planqueA place to hide
  • repaireA place to hide
  • refugeA place to hide
German Versteck, Unterschlupf
  • VersteckA place to hide
  • UnterschlupfA place to hide
Greek κρυσφήγετο, κρυψώνας
  • κρυσφήγετο (krysfígeto)A place to hide
  • κρυψώνας (krypsónas)A place to hide
  • λημέρι (liméri)A place to hide
Hebrew מִסְתּוֹר
  • מִסְתּוֹר (mistór)A place to hide
Hungarian búvóhely, rejtekhely
  • búvóhelyA place to hide
  • rejtekhelyA place to hide
Italian nascondiglio
  • nascondiglioA place to hide
Japanese アジト, 隠れ家
  • アジト (ajito)A place to hide
  • 隠れ家 (kakurega)A place to hide
Latin latebra
  • latebraA place to hide
Latvian slēptuve, paslēptuve
  • slēptuveA place to hide
  • paslēptuveA place to hide
Māori kuhunga
  • kuhungaA place to hide
Norwegian Bokmål gjemmested, skjulested
  • gjemmestedA place to hide
  • skjulestedA place to hide
Polish kryjówka, skrytka
  • kryjówkaA place to hide
  • skrytkaA place to hide
  • ukrycieA place to hide
Portuguese esconderijo
  • esconderijoA place to hide
Romanian ascunzătoare, ascunziș
  • ascunzătoareA place to hide
  • ascunzișA place to hide
Russian укры́тие, прибе́жище
  • укры́тие (ukrýtije)A place to hide
  • прибе́жище (pribéžišče)A place to hide
  • приста́нище (pristánišče)A place to hide
  • убе́жище (ubéžišče)A place to hide
Spanish guarida, escondrijo
  • guaridaA place to hide
  • escondrijoA place to hide
  • esconditeA place to hide
  • escondredijoA place to hide
  • huariqueA place to hide
  • taguán (Phillipines)A place to hide
  • amagatorioA place to hide
Swedish gömställe
  • gömställeA place to hide
Cite this entry
APA

hideout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hideout

MLA

“hideout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hideout. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hideout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hideout.

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