Antonyms for take a hike


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hahyk
Phonetic Transcription : haɪk


Definition of take a hike

Origin :
  • 1809, hyke "to walk vigorously," an English dialectal word of unknown origin. A yike from 1736 answers to the sense.
  • HIKE, v. to go away. It is generally used in a contemptuous sense. Ex. "Come, hike," i.e. take yourself off; begone. [Rev. Robert Forby, "The Vocabulary of East Anglia," London, 1830]
  • Sense of "pull up" (as pants) first recorded 1873 in American English, and may be a variant of hitch; extended sense of "raise" (as wages) is 1867. Related: Hiked; hiking. The noun is from 1865.
  • As in leave : verb depart, abandon physically
  • As in light out : verb run away
  • As in part : verb leave, go away from someone
  • As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
  • As in blow : verb leave suddenly
  • As in bug off : verb go away
  • As in clear out : verb leave, often quickly
  • As in desert : verb abandon, defect
  • As in exit : verb leave a place
  • As in flee : verb run away to escape
  • As in get along : verb depart
  • As in get out : verb escape
  • As in go : verb advance, proceed physically

Synonyms for take a hike

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