hideout
Meaning(s)
1. a safe place for hiding
Popularity
Medium
Professional
Medium
Social
How to Memorize
discover/find a hideout
Analysis
A 'hideout' is a name for a safe place to hide from something or someone. A child might build a 'hideout' in the form of a tree-house or a hut. A hideout might be used by political figures or dangerous criminals in order to avoid being caught by the authorities or to run or engage in criminal or illegal activities.
Social Examples (Advance)
- The police discovered the wanted man's hideout after a tip-off from the public. He had been on the run for two weeks.
- The rebel leader is thought to be conducting the guerrilla war from his mountain hideout.