hike

/ˈhīk/

perhaps akin to

verb

  1. to go on a hike

  2. to travel by any means

  3. to rise up; especially : to work upward out of place

noun

  1. a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise

  2. an increase especially in quantity or amount

  3. snap

idiomatic phrase

  1. to go away : leave

They paid Miss Beane to take a hike. She came back when the money ran out …