See Also: Retention(medicine)
retention(dictionary)
retention(dictionary)
Retention(finance)
retention arm(medicine)
Retention(money)
RETENTION, Scottish law(law)
retention polyp(medicine)
retention point(medicine)
retention suture(medicine)

hiding (oh) and retention (oh)


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

retention (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: retentio, from retinere; RETAIN]
formal the act of keeping something
retention of
::The UN will vote on the retention of sanctions against Iraq.
technical the ability or tendency of something to hold liquid, heat etc within itself
::Many people with heart problems suffer from fluid retention.
the ability to keep something in your memory
::I have a real problem with retention of information.