Associations to the word «Hiding»

Wiktionary

HIDING, verb. Present participle of hide
HIDING, noun. (uncountable) A state of concealment.
HIDING, noun. (countable) A place of concealment.
HIDING, noun. (colloquial) (countable) A beating or spanking.
HIDING PLACE, noun. A place where something or someone may be safely hidden
HIDING PLACES, noun. Plural of hiding place
HIDING TO NOTHING, noun. (idiomatic) (British) (informal) A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.

Dictionary definition

HIDING, noun. The activity of keeping something secret.
HIDING, noun. The state of being hidden; "he went into hiding".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.