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taking a hike

taking a hike is the present participle and gerund 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 taking a hike

What is taking a hike the present participle and gerund of?
Taking a hike is the present participle and gerund of take a hike.

Words near taking a hike in the dictionary

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

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