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hid behind

hid behind is the simple past of hide behind.

Meaning of hide behind

Verb

hide behind (third-person singular simple present hides behind, present participle hiding behind, simple past hid behind, past participle hidden behind)

  1. (transitive) To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.
    • Don't hide behind your spokesman, speak for yourself!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hide, behind.
    • Don't hide behind that rock, come out in the open!

Questions about hid behind

What is hid behind the simple past of?
Hid behind is the simple past of hide behind.

Words near hid behind in the dictionary

  1. hicotee
  2. hicotees
  3. HICs
  4. hid
  5. hid away
  6. hid behind
  7. hid in plain sight
  8. hid one's light under a bushel
  9. hid out
  10. HID syndrome
  11. hid the ball

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