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Hicked vs Hiked - What's the difference?

hicked | hiked |

As verbs the difference between hicked and hiked

is that hicked is (hick) while hiked is (hike).

hicked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hick)

    • hick

    English

    Etymology 1

    from Hick, like Rick and Dick short for Richard. compare hillbilly

    Noun

    (s)
  • (pejorative) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
    • Synonyms
    * boer, boor * country bumpkin * churl * hillbilly * lob * rustic * yokel

    Etymology 2

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to hiccup

    • References

    * English ethnic slurs

    hiked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hike)

    • 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 ----