out-hike

A form of outhike — To hike longer, farther, and/or faster than.

Meanings

verbout-hike (third-person singular simple present out-hikes, present participle out-hiking, simple past and past participle out-hiked)

present singular third person out-hikes · participle present out-hiking · participle past out-hiked · past out-hiked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of outhike.

    For years, he had worked to develop the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin, and he and Margie, both years older than me, easily out-hiked me on the trails in Colombia.

    2009, Frank Aukofer, Never a Slow Day: Adventures of a 20th Century Newspaper Reporter, →ISBN
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    Bill Finucane was tall, slim, and long-legged. Nicknamed the Tennessee Ridge Runner, he was probably the strongest and fastest walker we met on the Appalachian Trail. In the 18 weeks we were on the trail we met only two or three people who could out-hike us with full packs on.

    2010, Debra Smith, Great Stories of Hiking the Appalachian Trail, →ISBN, page 184

    She was about to burn down the good-old-boys' club on her path to Ben. “I can out-hike you any day of the week, Ben. Full gear, uphill, I can out-hike you.”

    2016, Darragha Foster, Consumed, →ISBN
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APA

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Chicago

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