He ran last week, and he was hided, and he was out on the day before yesterday, and here he is once more, and he knows he’s got to run and to be hided again.
(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. || (intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.
They scrambled to hide the evidence as the cops approached.
They fled to hide in the dark passages and recesses of the crypt.
For the sake of civility, he tried his best to hide his contempt for his unscrupulous boss.
(historical, transitive) To divide (a region, such as a shire or hundred) into hides. || (historical, transitive) To assess the geld of (a place, such as a manor or borough) in terms of hides.
(transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To hide; conceal. || (intransitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To nestle closely; take shelter. || (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To shelter (in one's arms).
|noun|
1.A physical beating.
‘they caught him and gave him a _hiding_ ’
‘I don't drink because I see a lot of people, they get hidings from their husbands.’
2.A severe defeat.
‘if they'd played badly they might have expected a _hiding_ ’
‘We stand to get a _hiding_ , but it ought to be exciting anyway.’
3.The action of concealing someone or something.
‘I could understand the _hiding_ of certain military secrets.’
‘You know, this life of _hiding_ and lying is no fun.’
4.The state of being hidden.
‘the shipowner had gone into _hiding_ ’
‘Mr Chen remains in _hiding_ after claiming there are a thousand agents for China operating in Australia and that people have been kidnapped and transported back to Beijing.’