(literally) Skinning (of an animal) to yield a hide (for human use). / (colloquial, figuratively, countable) A beating or spanking.

(uncountable) A state of concealment. / (countable) A place of concealment.

present participle of hide

Remaining hidden (typically of a person).

plural of hiding

(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.

(countable) The skin of an animal. / (obsolete or derogatory) The human skin. / (metonymically, uncountable, informal, usually US) One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.

To beat with a whip made from hide.

(historical) A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.

plural of hide