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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
The youth, returning to his mistress, hies. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hie \Hie\, n.
Haste; diligence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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}]
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