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hikes

/haɪks/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A long walk.
  2. An abrupt increase.
  3. The snap of the ball to start a play.
  4. A sharp upward tug to raise something.
  5. To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.
  6. To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
  7. To snap the ball to start a play.
  8. To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
  9. To pull up or tug upwards sharply.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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