hike out

hike  (hk)

v. hiked, hik·ing, hikes

v.intr.

1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.

2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place: My coat had hiked up in the back.

v.tr.

1. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly: shopkeepers who hiked their prices for the tourist trade.

2. To pull or raise with a sudden motion; hitch: hiked myself onto the stone wall; hiked up her knee socks.

3. Football To snap (the ball).

n.

1. A long walk or march.

2. An often abrupt increase or rise: a price hike.

3. Football See snap.

Phrasal Verb:

hike out Nautical

To sit facing the sail and lean far backward and over the side of a heeling sailboat in order to counterbalance the heel.

Idiom:

take a hike Slang

To leave because one's presence is unwanted. Often used in the imperative.

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hiker n.

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hike out

vb

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr, adverb) Nautical the US and Canadian term for sit out [3]