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Definition of “hideout”

hideout (ˈhaɪdˌaʊt Pronunciation for hideout

Definitions

noun

  1. a hiding place, esp a remote place used by outlaws, etc; hideaway

verb

hide out intr
  1. to remain deliberately concealed, esp for a prolonged period of time

Synonyms

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= hiding place, shelter, den, hideaway, lair, secret place

Example Sentences Including 'hideout'

American military insiders claimed yesterday that they now had Osama bin Laden's suspected hideout under 24-hour surveillance.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
Hayat said Pakistani security forces had been acting on a tip-off when they raided a suspected militant hideout in Gujarat.
New Zealand Herald (2004)
He was rescued by some Italian partisans and hidden until American forces reached the hideout.
Test Pilots
He'll have made sure that their hideout is well off the beaten track.
MacNeill, Alastair Code Breaker
In other developments, Israeli troops on Wednesday captured the Hamas chief in the West Bank city of Hebron after surrounding his hideout.
canada.com (2004)
On that occasion they had discovered a notebook, left behind when he fled his hideout in haste.
Forbes, Bryan A Song at Twilight
THE secret of Osama bin Laden's mountain hideout was revealed yesterday - by the man who delivers his groceries.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
The Tank was his fortress, his space ship, his hideout where he recovered when life's disasters became too much for him.
Leeson, Robert The Third Class Genie
When the Communist Party of India was banned during the 1940s, the temple is believed to have been a hideout for its members.
India Today (1998)

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