hiding

n. hiding place; concealment, act of hiding something; act of hiding oneself; lashing, flogging

v. place out of sight, conceal, cover up; keep secret; conceal oneself

v. beat seriously; whip, flog, thrash

Concealment or hiding is obscuring something from view or rendering it inconspicuous, the opposite of exposure. A military term is CCD: camouflage, concealment and deception (looks the same as the surroundings, can not be seen, looks like something else, respectively); in a wider sense the other two are also forms of hiding.
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Noun
1. the activity of keeping something secret
(synonym) concealment, concealing
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) disguise, camouflage
(derivation) obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide

Noun
1. the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
(synonym) fell
(hypernym) animal skin
(hyponym) cowhide
2. body covering of a living animal
(synonym) pelt, skin
(hypernym) body covering
Verb
1. prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
(synonym) conceal
(antonym) show
(hyponym) veil
2. be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
(synonym) hide out
(hyponym) lie low
3. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
(synonym) shroud, enshroud, cover
(hypernym) envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
4. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
(synonym) obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) concealment, concealing, hiding

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Hide
  

(n.)
The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment.
  

(n.)
A flogging.
  

hiding; youth; worlds; upon the dead
  

hiding, binding