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11hiding — [[t]ha͟ɪdɪŋ[/t]] hidings 1) N UNCOUNT: prep N 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... Hundreds of people are said to have gone… …
12hiding — UK [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] / US noun Word forms hiding : singular hiding plural hidings 1) [uncountable] a situation in which someone hides, or changes their name or appearance, so that no one will recognize or find them The frightened family lived in hiding… …
13hiding — hid|ing [ˈhaıdıŋ] n 1.) [U] 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… …
14hiding — noun 1 be/go into hiding to hide somewhere because you have done something illegal or are in danger: The gang spent weeks in hiding before they were finally caught. 2 give sb/get a good hiding spoken informal a) used to say that you will… …
15hiding — {{11}}hiding (1) concealment, early 13c., from prp. of HIDE (Cf. hide) (v.1). Hiding place is from mid 15c.; an O.E. word for this was hydels. {{12}}hiding (2) a flogging, 1809, from HIDE (Cf. hide) (n.1 …
16hiding — 1. n. colloq. a thrashing. Phrases and idioms: on a hiding to nothing in a position from which there can be no successful outcome. Etymology: HIDE(2) + ING(1) 2. n. 1 the act or an instance of hiding. 2 the state of remaining hidden (go into… …
17hiding — I. /ˈhaɪdɪŋ / (say huyding) noun 1. the act of concealing; concealment: to remain in hiding. 2. a place or means of concealment. {hide1 + ing1} II. /ˈhaɪdɪŋ / (say huyding) noun 1. a beating. 2. a defeat: *The Demons have appeared in only one… …
18hiding — hiding1 noun 1》 a physical beating. 2》 informal a severe defeat. Phrases be on a hiding to nothing Brit. be unlikely to succeed. Origin C19: from hide2 + ing1. hiding2 noun the action of hiding or the state of being hidden …
19Nothing as It Seems — Single by Pearl Jam from the album Binaural B side …
20Nothing in Common — The movie poster for Nothing in Common Directed by Garry Marshall …
