See Also: hiding(1)(dictionary)
hiding(2)(dictionary)
hiding(dictionary)
hiding place(dictionary)

hiding (oh)



[U] when someone stays somewhere in secret, especially because they have done something illegal or are in danger
be in/go into/come out of hiding
ˇˇHe went into hiding in 1973.
[singular] spoken informal a) a severe physical punishment
-synonym beating beating
ˇˇYou'll get a good hiding when you come home!
ˇˇYou're not too big for a hiding, you know.
b) an occasion when you defeat someone in a sports game
be on a hiding to nothing
BrE informal to be completely wasting your time trying to do something