hided

verb

past tense of hide
1
as in licked
to strike repeatedly the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions

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2
as in whipped
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible threatened to hide the boys with his cane if he ever found them on his property again

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hided
  1. licked
  2. whipped
  3. pounded
  4. slashed
  5. lashed
  6. flicked
  7. attacked
  8. switched
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of licked
Verb
  • Spread remaining 1 cup whipped topping over pie; garnish with additional lime zest.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Howling winds whipped palm trees and waterways swelled with fast-moving runoff from relentless rain that blew nearly sideways.
    — Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Bluefin tuna crudo is gently pounded and spread with a Peruvian-leaning tomato tear, lemon threads and olive oil.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Russia has relentlessly pounded civilian areas of Ukraine, even though Moscow insists its forces target only military facilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounded
Verb
  • In 2025 the administration slashed the CRCL staff from roughly 150 employees down to just a handful, effectively halting operations.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Walmart attributed the disappointing sales growth in part to new federal drug pricing rules that slashed the price of several expensive medications for Medicare enrollees.
    — Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • Holmes attempted to ask a follow-up, but Trump lashed out at her.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • EDTAugust 17, 2026 This weekend, Hawaii was lashed by a rare hurricane, as Lala’s eye passed just 20 miles south of the Big Island’s southern tip on Saturday.
    — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • Marcus Caldeira flicked a header from about 35 yards out to Pereyra, who chipped in a first-touch finish from a couple steps inside the penalty box.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The toads had gone rogue, consuming native frogs, birds, insects, small marsupials, even Ping-Pong balls and cigarette butts flicked toward them at pubs—almost everything except the swarms of sugarcane beetles they had been imported to feed on.
    — Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • And the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ngbape, however, said his surveillance teams in Nizi have not been attacked.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacked
Verb
  • Ironically, the Cubs were looking to draft Crow-Armstrong, but switched instead to shortstop, Ed Howard.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Around this time last camp, Rivers switched from tackle to guard with hopes of finding a better NFL fit for his skill set.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of switched
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“Hided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hided. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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