HIDING


Meaning of HIDING in English

hid ‧ ing /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun

1 . [uncountable] when someone stays somewhere in secret, especially because they have done something illegal or are in danger

be in/go into/come out of hiding

He went into hiding in 1973.

2 . [singular] spoken informal

a) a severe physical punishment SYN beating :

You’ll get a good hiding when you come home!

You’re not too big for a hiding, you know.

b) an occasion when you defeat someone in a sports game

3 . be on a hiding to nothing British English informal to be completely wasting your time trying to do something

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.