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Fike vs Hike - What's the difference?

fike | hike |

As verbs the difference between fike and hike

is that fike is to feign; dissemble; flatter while hike is to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.

As nouns the difference between fike and hike

is that fike is restlessness or agitation caused by trifling annoyance while hike is a long walk.

fike

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Verb

(fik)
  • (ambitransitive) To feign; dissemble; flatter.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) fiken, . Related to (l) and (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

    (fik)
  • To move about in a quick, uneasy way; be constantly in motion.
  • To give trouble to; vex; perplex.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Restlessness or agitation caused by trifling annoyance.
  • Any trifling peculiarity in regard to work which causes unnecessary trouble; teasing exactness of operation.
  • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) fike, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A fig.
  • A sore place on the foot.
  • hike

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long walk.
  • An abrupt increase.
  • The tenants were not happy with the rent hike .
  • (American football) The snap of the ball to start a play.
  • A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher
  • Verb

    (hik)
  • To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.
  • Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow.
  • To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
  • (American football) To snap the ball to start a play.
  • (nautical) To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
  • To pull up or tug upwards sharply.
  • She hiked her skirt up.

    Synonyms

    * (to lean to the windward side) lean out, sit out

    Derived terms

    * hiker * hiking

    See also

    * hitchhike * hitchhiker * take a hike ----