take a hike

verb

To go hiking.

“I wish that pest would just take a hike.”

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Meanings

verbtake 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)

present singular third person takes a hike · participle present taking a hike · past took a hike · participle past taken a hike

  1. To go hiking.
  2. idiomaticimperativeoftenTo go away; to leave or depart.

    I wish that pest would just take a hike.

interjection
  1. CanadaUSdismissalGo away!

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
piss offpound sandtake a long walk on a short pier

Translations

Finnish patikoida
  • patikoidago hiking
German Wandern gehen
  • Wandern gehengo hiking
Polish iść na pieszą wycieczkę, pójść na pieszą wycieczkę
  • iść na pieszą wycieczkęgo hiking
  • pójść na pieszą wycieczkęgo hiking
Romanian drumeți
  • drumețigo hiking
Cite this entry
APA

take a hike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20hike

MLA

“take a hike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20hike. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a hike,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20hike.

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