HIKES

Noun

hikes

plural of hike

Verb

hikes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hike

Anagrams

• sheik

Source: Wiktionary


HIKE

Hike, v. i.

Definition: To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously. [Dial. or Colloq.] "If you persist in heaving and hiking like this." Kipling.

It's hike, hike, hike (march) till you stick in the mud, and then you hike back again a little slower than you went. Scribner's Mag.

Hike, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hiked; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiking.] [Cf. Hitch.]

Definition: To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like. [Dial. or Colloq.]

Hike, n.

Definition: The act of hiking; a tramp; a march. [Dial. or Colloq.]

With every hike there's a few laid out with their hands crossed. Scribner's Mag.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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