Standard Lemma guide

hoik

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /hɔɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪk

1

noun

Meaning 1

A wild hook shot played without style.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Sputum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-Zealand, countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A contraption that allows rapid teleportation in Terraria, making use of a glitch involving sloped blocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: games, gaming

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To play such a shot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To lift (a heavy object) carelessly; hoist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To throw something out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To spit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-Zealand

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History

Etymology

Possibly originally a form of hike (itself of unclear etymology).