Hide and Lie

Hide

Hide verb - To remain out of sight.

Usage example: he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer

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Lie and hide are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a verb "Hide".

Nearby Words: hideous, hiding, hideously, hided

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

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Hide and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hide" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

best	best hide	best lie
similar	similar hide	similar lie
original	original hide	original lie
dead	dead hide	dead lie
Other adjectives: nasty, big, red.

people	hide people	lie people
body	hide body	lie body
truth	hide truth	lie truth
status	hide status	lie status
Other words: time, way, face, information, secret, side, evidence, child, eyes.

It stems from the fact that he used to hide and lie about the bruises and cuts on his body, to protect his mother's reputation.

Source: Consummate Liar
Keeping Secrets Sucks: Heather is clearly quite lonely from constantly having to hide and lie about herself, which plays a role in why she is so quick to open up to Vincent; with her father missing, the next closest thing she has to a friend is a guy she's known for barely a day.

Source: Film / Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
In episode 5 of Once More with Feeling, Shinji thinks about Asukas abrasive and obnoxious behavior and how it was all a lie to hide her real self.

Source: Beneath the Mask

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