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hides behind

hides behind is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hides behind

What is hides behind the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hides behind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hide behind.

Words near hides behind in the dictionary

  1. hideouts
  2. hider
  3. hiders
  4. hides
  5. hides away
  6. hides behind
  7. hides in plain sight
  8. hides one's light under a bushel
  9. hides out
  10. hides the ball
  11. hides the salami

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