hiding place vs hideout

hiding place and hideout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hiding place	Yes	No	No	No
hideout	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hideout is a hyponym of hiding place; that is, hideout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hiding place:

Other hyponyms of hiding place include drop, den, hideaway, lurking place.

hiding place (noun)	hideout (noun)
a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)	a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws