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Definitions for Hiding

[1] act of concealing; concealment: to remain in hiding.
[2] a secret refuge or means of concealment.
[3] a severe beating; flogging; thrashing.
[4] to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: Where did she hide her jewels?
[5] to obstruct the view of; cover up: The sun was hidden by the clouds.
[6] to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret: to hide one's feelings.
[7] to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet.
[8] British . a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
[9] hide out , to go into or remain in hiding: After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.
[10] the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
[11] Informal . the skin of a human being: Get out of here or I'll tan your hide! safety or welfare: He's only worried about his own hide.
[12] Australia and New Zealand Informal . impertinence; impudence.
[13] Informal . to administer a beating to; thrash.
[14] to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather.
[15] the state of concealment (esp in the phrase in hiding )
[16] hiding place a place of concealment
[17] informal a flogging; beating
[18] be on a hiding to nothing to be bound to fail; to face impossible odds
[19] to put or keep (oneself or an object) in a secret place; conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discovery to hide a pencil ; to hide from the police
[20] (tr) to conceal or obscure the clouds hid the sun
[21] (tr) to keep secret
[22] (tr) to turn (one's head, eyes, etc) away
[23] British a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etc US and Canadian equivalent: blind
[24] the skin of an animal, esp the tough thick skin of a large mammal, either tanned or raw
[25] informal the human skin
[26] Australian and NZ informal impudence
[27] (tr) informal to flog
[28] an obsolete Brit unit of land measure, varying in magnitude from about 60 to 120 acres

Words related to Hiding

covering, screening, masking, suppressing

Words nearby Hiding

hideous, hideout, hidey-hole, hideyoshi, hideyoshi toyotomi, hiding, hidr-, hidradenitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, hidradenoma, hidro-

Origin of Hiding

e2before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳd; cognate with Dutch huid, Old Norse hūth, Danish, Swedish hud, Old High German hūt (German Haut ), Latin cutis skin, cutis; see hide1

Other words from Hiding

hid·a·ble , adjective
hid·a·bil·i·ty , noun
hid·er , noun
hide·less , adjective

Word origin for Hiding

eOld English hīgid; related to hīw family, household, Latin cīvis citizen

Synonyms for Hiding

cloaking, covering, masking, screening, suppressing, veiling, going underground, out of sight