hide out vs lie low

hide out and lie low both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hide out	No	No	Yes	No
lie low	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lie low is a hyponym of hide out; that is, lie low is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hide out:

hide out: be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
lie low: to try to avoid detection especially by police

Other hyponyms of hide out include stow away, hunker down, hole up, earth.

hide out (verb)	lie low (verb)
be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety	to try to avoid detection especially by police
	keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous