hiding

[hahy-ding]

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noun

act of concealing; concealment: to remain in hiding.

a secret refuge or means of concealment.

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Origin of hiding

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at hide¹, -ing¹

hiding

[hahy-ding]

noun Informal.

a severe beating; flogging; thrashing.

Origin of hiding

First recorded in 1800–10; hide² + -ing¹

hide

[hahyd]

verb (used with object), hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing.

to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: Where did she hide her jewels?

to obstruct the view of; cover up: The sun was hidden by the clouds.

to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret: to hide one's feelings.

verb (used without object), hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing.

to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet.

noun

British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.

Verb Phrases

hide out, to go into or remain in hiding: After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.

Origin of hide

before 900; Middle English hiden, Old English hȳdan; cognate with Old Frisian hūda, Greek keúthein to conceal

SYNONYMS FOR hide

1. screen, mask, cloak, veil, shroud, disguise. Hide, conceal, secrete mean to put out of sight or in a secret place. Hide is the general word: to hide one's money or purpose; A dog hides a bone. Conceal, somewhat more formal, is to cover from sight: A rock concealed them from view. Secrete means to put away carefully, in order to keep secret: The spy secreted the important papers. 3. disguise, dissemble, suppress.

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ANTONYMS FOR hide

1. reveal, display.

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Related formshid·a·ble, adjectivehid·a·bil·i·ty, nounhid·er, noun

hide

[hahyd]

noun

the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.

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.

Australia and New Zealand Informal. impertinence; impudence.

verb (used with object), hid·ed, hid·ing.

Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.

to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather.

Origin of hide

before 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

SYNONYMS FOR hide

1. See skin.

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Related formshide·less, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hiding

Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.
Why We Stand With Charlie Hebdo—And You Should Too|John Avlon|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A team of cops swarmed the apartment in the hunt for a potential homicide suspect they believed was hiding in the residences.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I also believe the administration is hiding something about Benghazi and Fast and Furious, but the key word is “believe.”
The Facts About Ferguson Matter, Dammit|Doug McIntyre|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I stayed longer in Hong Kong than Glenn and Ewen, and was hoping to film Snowden one more time where he was hiding out.
Laura Poitras on Snowden's Unrevealed Secrets|Marlow Stern|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Not running, not hiding, we are in plain sight,” Johnson testified.
90 Seconds of Fury in Ferguson Are the Key to Making Peace in America|Michael Daly|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Saussaye, the French commander, dashed for hiding in the woods.
Canada: the Empire of the North|Agnes C. Laut
The same night Condorcet intrusted his life to her keeping, and for nine months he remained in hiding under her roof.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3)|John Morley
It is nearly a fortnight ago,” I remarked; “he can hardly have remained in the neighbourhood and in hiding all this time.
Mr. Marx's Secret|E. Phillips Oppenheim
He had travelled only in the night, hiding in the woods during the day.
Fugitive Slaves|Marion Gleason McDougall
The old man tried to answer, but in vain; then hiding his face in his hands, he sobbed aloud.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski

British Dictionary definitions for hiding

hiding

noun

the state of concealment (esp in the phrase in hiding)

hiding place a place of concealment

noun

informal a flogging; beating

be on a hiding to nothing to be bound to fail; to face impossible odds

hide

verb hides, hiding, hid (hɪd), hidden (ˈhɪdən) or hid

to put or keep (oneself or an object) in a secret place; conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discoveryto hide a pencil; to hide from the police

(tr) to conceal or obscurethe clouds hid the sun

(tr) to keep secret

(tr) to turn (one's head, eyes, etc) away

noun

British a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etcUS and Canadian equivalent: blind

Word Origin for hide

Old English hӯdan; related to Old Frisian hēda, Middle Low German hüden, Greek keuthein

hide

noun

the skin of an animal, esp the tough thick skin of a large mammal, either tanned or raw

informal the human skin

Australian and NZ informal impudence

verb hides, hiding or hided

(tr) informal to flog

Derived Formshideless, adjective

Word Origin for hide

Old English hӯd; related to Old Norse hūth, Old Frisian hēd, Old High German hūt, Latin cutis skin, Greek kutos; see cuticle

hide

noun

an obsolete Brit unit of land measure, varying in magnitude from about 60 to 120 acres

Word Origin for hide

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

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Word Origin and History for hiding

hiding

n.1

"concealment," early 13c., verbal noun from hide (v.1). Hiding place is from mid-15c.; an Old English word for this was hydels.

hiding

n.2

"a flogging," 1809, from hide (n.1), perhaps in reference to a whip or thong made of animal hide. Old English had hyde ðolian "to undergo a flogging," and hydgild "fine paid to save one's skin (from a punishment by flogging)." The English expression a hiding to nothing (by 1905) referred to a situation where there was disgrace in defeat and no honor in victory.

hide

v.1

Old English hydan "to hide, conceal; preserve; hide oneself; bury a corpse," from West Germanic *hudjan (cf. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German huden), from PIE *keudh- (cf. Greek keuthein "to hide, conceal"), from root *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see hide (n.1)). Hide and seek (by 1670s), children's game, replaced earlier all hid (1580s).

hide

n.1

"skin of a large animal," Old English hyd "hide, skin," from Proto-Germanic *hudiz (cf. Old Norse huð, Old Frisian hed, Middle Dutch huut, Dutch huid, Old High German hut, German Haut "skin"), related to Old English verb hydan "to hide," the common notion being of "covering."

All of this is from PIE root *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (cf. Sanskrit kostha "enclosing wall," skunati "covers;" Armenian ciw "roof;" Latin cutis "skin," scutum "shield," ob-scurus "dark;" Greek kytos "a hollow, vessel," keutho "to cover, to hide," skynia "eyebrows;" Russian kishka "gut," literally "sheath;" Lithuanian kiautas "husk," kutis "stall;" Old Norse sky "cloud;" Old English sceo "cloud;" Middle High German hode "scrotum;" Old High German scura, German Scheuer "barn;" Welsh cuddio "to hide").

The alliterative pairing of hide and hair (often negative, hide nor hair) was in Middle English (early 15c.), but earlier and more common was hide ne hewe, literally "skin and complexion ('hue')" (c.1200).

hide

n.2

"measure of land" (obsolete), Old English hid "hide of land," earlier higid, from hiw- "family" (cf. hiwan "household," hiwo "a husband, master of a household"), from Proto-Germanic *hiwido-, from PIE *keiwo- (cf. Latin civis "citizen"), from root *kei- "to lie; bed, couch; beloved, dear" (see cemetery, and cf. city).

The notion was of "amount of land needed to feed one free family and dependents," usually 100 or 120 acres, but the amount could be as little as 60, depending on the quality of the land. Often also defined as "as much land as could be tilled by one plow in a year." Translated in Latin as familia.

Idioms and Phrases with hiding

hide

In addition to the idioms beginning with hide

hide and seek
hide nor hair, neither
hide one's face
hide one's head in the sand
hide one's light under a bushel
hide out

also see:

cover one's ass (hide)
tan one's hide

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verb (used without object), hid, hid·den or hid, hid·ing.

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verb (used with object), hid·ed, hid·ing.

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