Standard Lemma guide

hiding

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A state of concealment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • After the leaked scandalous stories about his personal life, the celebrity remained in hiding for a few weeks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A place of concealment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hiding place

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Skinning (of an animal) to yield a hide (for human use).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, literally, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A beating or spanking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, countable, figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of hide

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the activity of keeping something secret

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concealment, concealing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: disguise, camouflage, mask, cover, covering, screening, masking, cover-up, burying, burial, smoke screen, smokescreen, stealth, stealing, money laundering

7

noun

Meaning 7

the state of being hidden

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he went into hiding

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment

History

Etymology

See hide (Etymology 1)

See hide (Etymology 2)

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бой (boj) — a beating or spanking
  • Bulgarian: пердах (perdah) — a beating or spanking
  • Czech: výprask — a beating or spanking
  • Finnish: selkäsauna — a beating or spanking
  • Hungarian: verés — a beating or spanking
  • Hungarian: elverés — a beating or spanking
  • Hungarian: elpáholás — a beating or spanking
  • Hungarian: elnáspángolás — a beating or spanking
  • Hungarian: elfenekelés — a beating or spanking
  • Hungarian: ütlegelés — a beating or spanking
  • Norman: ronde — a beating or spanking
  • Slovak: világoš — a beating or spanking
  • Walloon: dôpinne — a beating or spanking
  • Walloon: deguzene — a beating or spanking
Real reading context

hiding in complete knowledge articles