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hike out

hike out verb: to lean over the edge of a boat, in order to counterbalance its weight when it is tilted, to avoid heeling.

Verb

hike out (third-person singular simple present hikes out, present participle hiking out, simple past and past participle hiked out)

  1. to lean over the edge of a boat, in order to counterbalance its weight when it is tilted, to avoid heeling.

Forms of hike out

third-person singular presenthikes out
present participlehiking out
past participlehiked out
pasthiked out

Questions about hike out

What does hike out mean?
Hike out means to lean over the edge of a boat, in order to counterbalance its weight when it is tilted, to avoid heeling.
What part of speech is hike out?
Hike out is a verb.
What is the past tense of hike out?
The past tense of hike out is hiked out.

Words near hike out in the dictionary

  1. Hikan'dhilhohi
  2. Hikan'dhirahaa
  3. Hikari
  4. Hikaru
  5. hike
  6. hike out
  7. hike the Appalachian Trail
  8. hike up
  9. hikeable
  10. hikeathon
  11. hikeathons

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