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took a hike

took a hike is the simple past 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 took a hike

What is took a hike the simple past of?
Took a hike is the simple past of take a hike.

Words near took a hike in the dictionary

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

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