Hiding refers to the act of concealing or keeping oneself or something out of sight or unnoticed, often in order to avoid harm, punishment, or discomfort. It can also relate to withholding information or …

hide /haɪd/ vb (hides, hiding, hid /hɪd/, hidden /ˈhɪdən/, hid) 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 …

If someone is in hiding, they have secretly gone somewhere where they cannot be seen or found. He is thought to be in hiding near the France-Italy border.

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/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ IPA guide Other forms: hidings Definitions of hiding noun the activity of keeping something secret synonyms: concealing, concealment

Definition of hiding noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To be in hiding, as from a pursuer: The gangsters hid out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city. [Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.] These …

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Idiom be on a hiding to nothing (Definition of hiding from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Idiom be on a hiding to nothing (Definition of hiding from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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