# hiding

Pronunciation: say "HY-ding" /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of hide. — present participle and gerund of hide
   - Simple: Present participle of hide. Use this form for the action as it happens or to name the action itself.
   - _He was hiding in the attic until the storm finally passed._
   - _Hiding the truth only made the situation worse later on._

## Noun

2. The state or condition of being concealed from view.
   - Simple: The condition of staying out of sight so that no one can find you.
   - _The witness remained in hiding until the trial was over._
   - _Months of hiding had left the dissident exhausted and isolated._
3. A place in which a person or thing can be concealed.
   - Simple: A spot where a person or thing can be kept out of sight.
   - _The children each had a favorite hiding in the overgrown garden._
   - _Smugglers built clever hidings into the false floor of the cart._
4. A beating or spanking, especially one delivered as punishment. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A beating, often given to someone as punishment.
   - _The bully promised the new kid a hiding after school._
   - _Our side handed the visitors a thorough hiding on the field._
5. The removal of an animal's skin so that its hide can be put to human use.
   - Simple: The work of taking the skin off an animal so the skin can be used.
   - _The hiding of the deer was done at the edge of the camp._
   - _Proper hiding preserves the pelt intact for the leatherworkers._

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