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hie  (h)

intr. & tr.v. hied, hie·ing or hy·ing (hng), hies

To go quickly; hasten.

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[Middle English hien, from Old English hgian, to strive, exert oneself.]

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hie [haɪ]

vb hies, hieing, hying hied

Archaic or poetic to hurry; hasten; speed

[Old English hīgian to strive]

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HIE

abbreviation for

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Scotland) Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

hie - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" barge, push forward, thrust ahead - push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

Translations

hie [haɪ] (archaic, hum)

A. VT → apresurar
to hie o.s. home → apresurarse a volver a casa

B. VI → ir volando, correr

hie

vr (old, hum) → eilends laufen; hie thee hence! → hebe dich hinweg (old, hum)