hiding

hid-ing · verb/noun

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Definitions

verb/noun

  1. 1.

    Concealing oneself or something from view or discovery.

  2. 2.

    Keeping something secret or suppressed.

  3. 3.

    The state of being concealed; a place of concealment.

  4. 4.

    (British, informal) A severe beating or thrashing.

Phrases & expressions

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    go into hiding — to conceal oneself to avoid capture or detection
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    in hiding — concealed from view or discovery
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    hiding place — a secret location where someone or something is concealed
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    nothing to hide — having no secrets or guilty actions
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    give someone a hiding — (British) to beat or defeat someone severely

Related words

Antonyms: exposing, revealing, showing
See also: conceal, hidden, hide, secret
Synonyms: concealing, covering, secreting

Etymology

From Old English hydan ("to hide, conceal"), from Proto-Germanic hudjaną ("to cover"). Related to Greek keuthein ("to hide, conceal").