Hide
Hide verb - To put into a hiding place.
Spare
Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- For example, they hide their presence by labeling their spare part storage room as "NO spare robot parts".
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In Gunnerkrigg Court, the Robots try to hide their presence from the humans by labeling their secret entrance and their spare part storage room "Boring Door" and "NO spare robot parts", respectively.
Source: Most Definitely Not a Villain -
The Simpsons: Moe, a bitter bartender, actually reads to children in his spare time — which he tries to hide — and is very fond of Maggie, and becomes her babysitter.
Source: Friend to All Children
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