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Hiding vs Hideout - What's the difference?

hiding | hideout |

As nouns the difference between hiding and hideout

is that hiding is a state of concealment while hideout is a place to hide.

As a verb hiding

is present participle of lang=en.

hiding

English

Etymology 1

See (Etymology 1)

Verb

(head)
    • Derived terms
    * hiding place * in hiding

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A state of concealment.
  • (countable) A place of concealment.

    • Etymology 2

    See (Etymology 2)

    Noun

  • (colloquial, countable) A beating or spanking.

    • hideout

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A place to hide
    • They'll never find us in this makeshift hideout we've got in the woods

    See also

    * bunker * hideaway