Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoik

/hɔɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: hoik
IPA: /hɔɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wild hook shot played without style.

Countable

noun

New Zealand usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To play such a shot.

verb

To lift (a heavy object) carelessly; hoist.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To throw something out.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To spit.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"“What are your plans now?” “I propose to hoik you out of that chair and seat myself in it and take that book, the early chapters of which I found most gripping, and start catching up with my reading and try to forget.”"

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

hoiks (plural) hoick (alternative) hoiks (present, singular) hoiking (participle, present) hoiked (participle, past) hoiked (past)

Homonyms

hawick

Rhymes With

hawick oik

Questions

How do you pronounce hoik?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɔɪk/.
What does hoik mean?: A wild hook shot played without style.
Where does hoik come from?: Possibly originally a form of hike (itself of unclear etymology).

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