in hiding

in hiding
remaining hidden (typically of a person)

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  • Hiding — (also called abscondence or concealment) is obscuring something from view or rendering it inconspicuous. Hiding may also refer to: Hiding Out, a 1987 movie starring Jon Cryer. A Figure in Hiding , Volume 16 in the original Hardy Boys book series …   Wikipedia

  • hiding — Ⅰ. hiding [1] ► NOUN 1) a physical beating. 2) informal a severe defeat. ● be on a hiding to nothing Cf. ↑be on a hiding to nothing ORIGIN from HIDE …   English terms dictionary

  • Hiding — Hid ing, n. The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment. [1913 Webster] There was the hiding of his power. Hab. iii. 4. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hiding place — hiding places N COUNT A hiding place is a place where someone or something can be hidden, or where they are hiding …   English dictionary

  • hiding to nothing — If people are on a hiding to nothing, their schemes and plans have no chance of succeeding. Hiding to nowhere is an alternative …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hiding — hiding1 [hīd′iŋ] n. [ME huydinge] 1. a) the act of one that hides b) the condition of being hidden: usually in the phrase in hiding 2. a place to hide hiding2 [hīd′iŋ] n …   English World dictionary

  • Hiding — Hid ing, n. A flogging. [Colloq.] Charles Reade. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hiding — index concealment, disguise, nonappearance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hiding place — index refuge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hiding place — hiding .place n a place where you can hide or where you can hide something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hiding place — hiding ,place noun count a safe place where you hide yourself or something that you do not want other people to find …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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