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Definition of hoick verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hoick

verb
 
/hɔɪk/
 
/hɔɪk/
(British English, informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hoick
 
/hɔɪk/
 
/hɔɪk/
he / she / it hoicks
 
/hɔɪks/
 
/hɔɪks/
past simple hoicked
 
/hɔɪkt/
 
/hɔɪkt/
past participle hoicked
 
/hɔɪkt/
 
/hɔɪkt/
-ing form hoicking
 
/ˈhɔɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈhɔɪkɪŋ/
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  1. hoick something (+ adv./prep.) to lift or pull something in a particular direction, especially with a quick sudden movement synonym jerk
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: perhaps a variant of hike.
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