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Definition of Hiding
1. Noun. The activity of keeping something secret.
Generic synonyms: Activity
Specialized synonyms: Camouflage, Disguise, Mask, Cover, Covering, Masking, Screening, Cover, Cover-up, Burial, Burying, Smoke Screen, Smokescreen, Stealing, Stealth, Money Laundering
Derivative terms: Conceal, Conceal, Conceal, Hide
2. Noun. The state of being hidden. "He went into hiding"
Definition of Hiding
1. n. The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment.
2. n. A flogging.
Definition of Hiding
1. Verb. (present participle of hide) ¹
2. Noun. A state of concealment. ¹
3. Noun. A place of concealment. ¹
4. Noun. (context: colloquial countable) A beating or spanking. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hiding
1. a beating [n -S] - See also: beating
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hiding
Literary usage of Hiding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1656 by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1903)
"Wilmot in the midst of his own trouble did not forget the King's, and telling
Whitgreave of an unnamed friend in hiding, obtained permission to invite him ..."
2. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: A Paraphrase from Several Literal Translations by Omar Khayyam, Richard Le Gallienne (1901)
"... Where are the fair old faces gone a-hiding? Where is the far-off place of
their abiding?" I asked the wise, and thus the wise to me: " Drink, ..."
3. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1901)
"From his hiding-place he wrote to Robert Williams, Governor of the Territory.
The vindictive temper and unprincipled conduct of Judge Rodney had forced him, ..."
4. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the by Robert Chambers (1832)
"Another jest, which A DEFIANCE TO PITT'S HORSK-TAX—A FARMER hiding HIS COW TO
STOCKPORT MARKET. took a practical form, was that concocted by a certain ..."
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