HIDING
\hˈa͡ɪdɪŋ], \hˈaɪdɪŋ], \h_ˈaɪ_d_ɪ_ŋ]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
A place of concealment.
-
A flogging, thrashing, or beating. "I wasn't going to shed the beggar's blood; I was only going to give him a hiding for his impudence."-C. Reade.
By Daniel Lyons
Word of the day
Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.