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taken a hike

taken a hike is the past participle of take a hike.

Meaning of take a hike

Verb

take a hike (third-person singular simple present takes a hike, present participle taking a hike, simple past took a hike, past participle taken a hike)

  1. To go hiking.
  2. (idiomatic, imperative, often) To go away; to leave or depart.
    • I wish that pest would just take a hike.

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Questions about taken a hike

What is taken a hike the past participle of?
Taken a hike is the past participle of take a hike.

Words near taken a hike in the dictionary

  1. taken a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut
  2. taken a flying leap
  3. taken a French leave
  4. taken a gamble
  5. taken a gander
  6. taken a hike
  7. taken a hint
  8. taken a hit
  9. taken a joke
  10. taken a knee
  11. taken a knife to a gunfight

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