hide vs sweep under the rug

sweep under the rug vs hide

hide is a noun but sweep under the rug is not a noun.

hide and sweep under the rug both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hide	Yes	No	Yes	No
sweep under the rug	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sweep under the rug is a hyponym of hide; that is, sweep under the rug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hide:

hide: prevent from being seen or discovered
sweep under the rug: to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others

Other hyponyms of hide include veil, secrete, block, obstruct, cover, bosom, bury, cover, cover up, harbor, harbour, shield, becloud, befog, cloud, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure, disguise, mask, lurk, skulk.

hide (noun)	sweep under the rug (noun)
body covering of a living animal
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

hide (verb)	sweep under the rug (verb)
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing	to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others
cover as if with a shroud
prevent from being seen or discovered
be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety

Difference between hide and sweep under the rug

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