A Topical Dictionary: Search for hie

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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /haɪ/
Homophones: hi, high

Noun

Haste; diligence.

Verb

To hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal pronoun.

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French

Etymology

From Dutch

Noun

hie

stamping/ramming rod

Category:French nouns

fr:hie io:hie it:hie li:hie ru:hie te:hie vi:hie zh:hie

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Hie \Hie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hied; p. pr. & vb. n. Hying.]
[OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf.
L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. ? to go, E.
cite.]
To hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal
pronoun. [Rare, except in poetry] "My husband hies him home."
--Shak.
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The youth, returning to his mistress, hies. --Dryden.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Hie \Hie\, n.
Haste; diligence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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WordNet hie
v : step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
"The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot,
hasten, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, {cannonball
along}, bucket along, belt along] [ant: linger]

Moby Dictionary
accelerate , bolt , bundle , bustle , career , cheer on , commute ,
course , cover ground , crowd , dart , dash , dispatch , drive on ,
egg on , expedite , fare , fare forth , fetch , fling , flit , flow ,
forward , gang , go , go along , go to , goad on , haste , hasten ,
hasten on , hie on , hie to , hound on , hump , hump it , hurry ,
hurry along , hurry on , hurry up , hurtle , hustle , hustle up ,
journey , make haste , make the scene , move , move along , move on ,
pass , post , precipitate , press , proceed , process , progress , push ,
push on , push through , quicken , race , railroad through , repair ,
repair to , resort to , roll , roll on , root on , run , rush ,
rush along , sashay , scamper , scoot , scour , scramble , scud , scurry ,
scuttle , shoot , skedaddle , speed , speed along , speed on , speed up ,
spur , spur on , stampede , step on it , stream , tear , travel , urge ,
urge on , visit , wayfare , wend , whip , whip along , whip on