hide-and-seek
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- noun
- /ˈhaɪd ənd siːk/
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escondite
- You grew up playing hide-and-seek and dodgeball together.
- play hide-and-seek
- a game of hide-and-seek
So I was walking and talking and we were playing a game of hide and seek.
- So I was walking and talking and we were playing a game of hide and seek.
- If you play hide and seek, the most amazing thing is when you're hiding is to know that somebody's looking for you.
- And we invented this mix of tag and hide and seek where?
- I mean, damn, you could barely he'd play hide and seek for a month, six weeks.
- You know, I was meant to do the hide and seek.
- And she goes, I want to play hide and seek.
Examples
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"Gosh, I remember playing hide-and-seek out here at night with my friends when we were kids."
Fiction book (1999) -
We thought it was smart and funny and fun to play hide and seek with Zoe.
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Are we playing hide and seek?
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We're gonna play hide and seek, okay?
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Did I ever tell you the story of when I played hide and seek with Mom?
Fiction book (1997) -
Do you want to play hide and seek, Elizabeth?
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I used to play hide-and-seek here.
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Right, so we're just playing hide and seek outside now and I can't find the boys anywhere.
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Doesn't it seem a long time ago when the whole neighborhood gathered for hide and seek under the lilacs?
Fiction book (2002) -
We're going to play hide-and-seek in the backyard after dinner.
Synonyms
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A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players
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Etymology
Hide-and-seek literally tells you the game: one player hides ('puts out of sight') while the others seek ('look for' them), so the name explains exactly what players do.