What is "hide and seek"

Hide \Hide\, v. i. To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.

Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide.
--Pope.

Hide and seek, a play of children, in which some hide themselves, and others seek them.
--Swift.

alt. (context games English) A game where the players have to hide and one has to seek them out. n. (context games English) A game where the players have to hide and one has to seek them out.

'Hide and Seek ' is a 2005 American psychological horror- thriller film starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning. It was directed by John Polson. The film opened in the United States on January 28, 2005, and grossed $122 million worldwide. Rotten Tomatoes cited praise for De Niro and Fanning for their performances, though its consensus called the film "derivative, illogical and somewhat silly". Fanning received an MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance in 2005.

Hide-and-seek is a children's game.

Hide and seek may also refer to:

"Hide and Seek" is the first single from Tracie Spencer's self-titled debut album. The single was released in December 1987. It was written by Lynn Davis. Although Tracie was only 11 years old when this single and debut album was released, critics and fans alike could see that her voice lurked some potential soulfulness. The theme of the song focuses on Tracie searching all over for someone (possibly someone she has a crush on), who she claims is playing " hide and seek" with her. After this single was released, the second single from her debut album, " Symptoms of True Love", was released in February 1988.

HIDE and SEEK is the first full-length album by the Japanese rock group Plastic Tree released on July 10, 1997.

Hide and Seek is a 1991 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the second of the Inspector Rebus novels. This novel is not to be confused by James Patterson's 1996 novel Hide and Seek.

"Hide and Seek" is a 2005 song written, produced, and performed by Imogen Heap. The song was released as the first single from her second album Speak for Yourself. The single was certified gold by the RIAA on 3 April 2009. Itself influenced by Paul Lansky's "Her Song", the track was later sampled in Jason Derulo's " Whatcha Say", a song receiving international success.

"Hide and Seek" was the third single by musician Howard Jones. It was released in February 1984, and reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart. It appears on Jones' album Human's Lib. Musically, the song is darker than other songs by Jones, featuring an eerie gothic-tinged sound.

The B-sides, "Tao Te Ching" and "China Dance", are both instrumentals. All tracks were written by Jones.

Jones performed a solo acoustic version of the song at the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert. The track reached the top 5 in many countries including Ireland and has been covered by many artists, including a version by the band Gregorian on their fourth Masters of Chant album.

Hide and Seek is the leading track of Japanese star Namie Amuro's 2007 album Play. It is one of the two new songs (the other being "Hello") to have a music video and is being used to promote the album. It has dance, hip hop, and R&B tones and has a synthesized voice in the verses. Namie Amuro has stated in an interview that Hide & Seek was the perfect song to open the album because of its "marching band" feel at the beginning of the song. Amuro won the "Best R&B Video" prize for the song at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2008.

Hide and Seek is a 1972 British drama film directed by David Eady starring Peter Newby, Gary Kemp, Robin Askwith, Liz Fraser and David Lodge.

Hide and Seek is a 1964 British thriller film directed by Cy Endfield.

"Hide and Seek" is the fourth studio single by British synthpop band Mirrors. The single was released in the UK on 15 November 2010 as a 7" single, 12" single and as a digital download.

The song was included on Mirrors' first EP Broken by Silence which was released in the same month and later included on their debut album Lights and Offerings in February 2011.

The 12" single is marked as a promotional item and comes in a black die cut sleeve. The digital remix bundle comes with a red tinted sleeve variant.

Hide & Seek is a 2007 Philippine horror film directed by Rahyan Carlos.

Hide and Seek is the fifth full-length studio album by Canadian electronic rock band The Birthday Massacre.

Hide and Seek is a 2013 South Korean mystery film written and directed by Huh Jung in his feature directorial debut. It revolves around two families who believe strangers to be living in hiding in their homes, and struggle to fight back.

Hide and Seek was Wilkie Collins' third published novel. It is the first of his novels involving the solution of a mystery, the elements of which are clearer to the reader than to the novel's characters. Suspense is created from the reader's uncertainty as to which characters will find out the truth, when and how.

Hide and Seek is a 1997 novel written by thriller novel writer James Patterson.

Hide and Seek (released as Amorous in the United States) is a 2014 British-American romantic drama film, directed by Joanna Coates and co-written by Coates and Daniel Metz.

The film won the Michael Powell Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.