HIDING


Meaning of HIDING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ haɪdɪŋ ]

( hidings)

1.

If someone is in hiding , they have secretly gone somewhere where they cannot be seen or found.

Gray is thought to be in hiding near the France/Italy border...

The duchess is expected to come out of hiding to attend the ceremony.

N-UNCOUNT : prep N

2.

If you give someone a hiding , you punish them by hitting them many times. ( INFORMAL )

= beating

N-COUNT

3.

If you say that someone who is trying to achieve something is on a hiding to nothing , you are emphasizing that they have absolutely no chance of being successful. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

As regards commercial survival, a car manufacturer capable of making only 50,000 cars a year is on a hiding to nothing.

PHRASE : v-link PHR [ emphasis ]

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