1. severe beatings or punishments
Usage: informal
2. acts of concealing oneself or something

Examples

• The bullies gave him terrible hidings after school.
• She threatened to give her son a hiding if he misbehaved again.
• The team took several hidings from stronger opponents this season.
• The children’s hidings behind the curtains were easily discovered.
• After multiple hidings of the evidence, the truth finally came out.
• His hidings in the basement during storms became a regular occurrence.