Idioms

hike out

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hike out

nautical To lean backwards over the side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance tilting. We've got to hike out, otherwise the boat could tip over! Hike out! Hike out! The boat is tilting! It all happened so fast. I was going to have Mike hike out, but then the boat just tipped over!
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