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You might walk a mile for it
Answer for the clue "You might walk a mile for it ", 4 letters:
hike
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Word definitions for hike in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1809, hyke "to walk vigorously," an English dialectal word of unknown origin. A yike from 1736 answers to the sense.\n\nHIKE, v . to go away. It is generally used in a contemptuous sense. Ex. "Come, hike," i.e. take yourself off; begone. [Rev. Robert Forby, ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES walking/hiking boots ▪ In the mountains you’ll need some strong walking boots. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE long ▪ The long hike back seemed endless. ▪ They explored the outer reaches of the farm and took ...
Usage examples of hike.
Marilee ruined her chicken dish and Axel rescued her with a steak barbeque that was so successful, it made her pout and threaten to lead all his fishing and hiking expeditions.
He followed at a discreet distance as Syra, Roth and Beel hiked across open prairie land with backpacks on their backs.
They compromised on a daytime hike in which Bunion would trail and not interfere if Ben was not threatened.
The wall presented a barrier that ran parallel to the stream, but as Ayla hiked along its base back toward the cave, the sheer drop angled up in a steep but climbable grade.
I asked Dod about it, and he said he normally parked there or on other roads and hiked the couple miles distance, or greater, depending on his last known location of Ha-Ta.
But as she hesitated, Emo hiked up his kilt, reached into his sling, and directed a stream of urine practically at her feet.
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If you want, Ill take a hike and of Liannes hands wrapped around Kyles wrist.
Instead, she was trapped inside a long-sleeved, long-skirted sack, wound inside yards of lamba, and assigned to a thirty-mile hike.
In the liftless air of night all the hunters hiked on the ground, guarding the guilders and helping to carry their tools and belongings.
A kindly and deferential sort of fellow, Mengle could talk for perhaps four days solid, with interest, about any aspect of hiking equipment.
Poppy braced in the doorway, stammering that Moll had hiked into the storm, seeking herbs.
Hell no, the last time he had really camped out was that spring when he got his draft notice and decided to enlist in the Marines, and he and Orval hiked into the hills for the first weekend it was warm enough.
She breathed in, releasing the tension of the three-hour hike with Posie and Meng.
Bill turned back to wave, but his would-be rescuee, already hiking briskly back in the direction of her camp, did not see, much less return, the gesture.