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Definition 2025
take_a_hike
take a hike
English
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)
- To go hiking.
- (idiomatic, often imperative) To go away; to leave or depart.
- I wish that pest would just take a hike.
Usage notes
- In North America, often used in the imperative mood to tell someone to go away.