hoick

hoick [hɔɪk]

vb

1. Informal to rise or raise abruptly and sharply She hoicked her dress above her knees

2. NZ informal to clear the throat and spit

[perhaps a variant of hike]

Translations

hoick

vt (Brit, inf)

(= lift) to hoick one’s trousers up → sich (dat) → schnell die Hose hochziehen; to hoick somebody out of bed → jdn aus dem Bett reißen

(Sport, = hit) shot, ball → schießen