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direction. EXPRESSWAYS are fast roads in or near cities. You do not have to pay to use freeways and expressways, but you have to pay a small amount of money before you can use a fast road called a TURNPIKE or a TOLLWAY. These roads are often very long, and may go from one end of a state to the other. Some highways also cost money to use. In the UK, there is a network of fast roads, with two or three lanes in each direction, connecting most big cities. These roads are called MOTORWAYS.
2 highway robbery AmE infm/ a situation in which something costs more than it should: It's highway robbery, charging that much for gas!
'Highway 'Code, the the set of official rules and laws about driving and using roads in the UK. People are tested on their knowledge of the Highway Code as part of their driving test.
high-way-man
/ˈhaɪweɪmən/ n  pl. -men
/mən/ (in former times) a man who used to stop horsemen and carriages on the roads and rob them of their money, jewels etc. Dick Turpin was probably the most famous highwayman in Britain. Highwaymen are thought of as holding a PISTOL and saying 'stand and deliver!' $\rightarrow$ compare FOOTPAD
'highway pa,trol n [S] the police who make sure that people obey the rules on main roads in the US
'high ,wire n TIGHTROPE
hi·jack¹ /ˈhaɪdʒæk/ v [T] 1 to take control of (especially an aircraft) using the threat of force, usually in order to make political demands: They hijacked a British Airways flight and threatened to blow the plane up if their government did not release its political prisoners. | (fig.) Some people think the party has been hijacked by political extremists. 2 to stop (a moving vehicle, such as a train) in order to rob it $\rightarrow$ -er n --ing n [C;U]
hijack² n a case of hijacking
hike¹ /haɪk/ n 1 a long walk in the country, especially over rough ground, usually taken for pleasure: to go on a hike 2 infml a rise in prices etc: recent hikes in the cost of petrol
hike² v 1 [I] to go on a hike $\rightarrow$ compare TREK 2 [T(UP)] infml, especially AmE to increase suddenly and steeply: trying to hike rents $\rightarrow$ compare HITCHHIKE --hiker n
hike sthg./sbdy. $\Leftrightarrow$ up phr v infml, especially AmE [T] to raise or pull with a sudden movement: He hiked his son up on his shoulders to see the marching soldiers. | She hiked up her skirt, and got on the horse.
'hiking boot n [usually pl.] a type of strong boot worn for walking long distances in the country, up mountains etc
hi·lar·i·ous /hɪˈleəriəs/ adj full of or causing wild laughter: The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine. | a hilarious joke ---ly adv ---ness n [U]
hi·lar·i·ty /hɪˈlærɪti/ n [U] cheerfulness, expressed in laughter; MIRTH
Hil·fi·ger, Tommy /ˈhɪlfɪɡəʳ/ (1951-) a US fashion designer, known especially for designing CASUAL (=informal) clothes. His company also makes PERFUMES for men and women.
hill /hɪl/ n 1 a raised area of land, not as high as a mountain, and not usually as bare or rocky: Sheep were grazing on the side of the hill. | The castle stands on a hill. | a hill farmer 2 the Hill AmE CAPITOL HILL 3 over the hill infml no longer young
Hill, A·ni·ta /əˈniːtə/ (1956-) an American lawyer and teacher of law. When the Senate was deciding whether Clarence Thomas should become a JUSTICE on the US Supreme Court, she told the Senate that when she was working for Thomas he had tried to start a sexual relationship with her even though she did not want to. Thomas said that this was not true, and after a lot of discussion, the Senate agreed to allow Thomas to become a Supreme Court Justice.
Hill, Benny (1925-92) a British COMEDIAN known especially for his very popular television programmes. His shows were often criticized for the large number of jokes about sex, and for including lots of young women wearing very little clothing, whom he was shown chasing through parks.
Hill, Da-mon /ˈdeɪmən/ (1960-) a British Formula One RACING CAR driver who was world CHAMPION in 1996. He is the son of the former Formula One champion Graham Hill.
Hill, Joe /dʒəʊ/ (1879-1915) a US TRADE UNION leader, who tried to help workers to get better wages and more more rights. He also wrote many songs on social subjects, including Casey Jones.
Hil·la·ry, Sir Ed·mund /ˈhɪləri, ˈedmənd/ (1919-) a New Zealand mountain climber. In 1953, he and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first two people to climb Mount Everest.
hill·bil·ly /ˈhɪlbɪli/ n AmE, often derog or humor an uneducated person from a mountain area, especially from the Appalachian Mountains, living far from a town
hill·ock /ˈhɪlək/ n a little hill
Hills-bo-rough /ˈhɪlzbərə/ also the 'Hillsborough Dis-aster a serious accident which happened in 1989 during a football game at Hillsborough, in the city of Sheffield in northern England. 96 people died and several hundred were injured by being crushed when a large crowd of people moved into a small area and could not escape. Most of the people involved were supporters of Liverpool football team. The police were strongly criticized for the way they dealt with the accident, and this event led to changes in the design of football grounds and in the methods used for controlling large crowds safely.
hill·side /ˈhɪlsaɪd/ n the sloping side of a hill, as opposed to the top (hilltop)
hill·walk·ing /ˈhɪl,wɔːkɪŋ/ n [U] BrE the activity of walking on hills for pleasure --er n
hill·y /ˈhɪli/ adj full of hills
hilt /hɪlt/ n 1 the handle of a sword, or of a knife which is used as a weapon 2 (up) to the hilt (usually of something undesirable) completely: She's up to the hilt in debts. | We're mortgaged up to the hilt. | I'll support you to the hilt.
Hil·ton, the /ˈhɪltən/ trademark also the ,Hilton Hotel a large, expensive hotel named after Conrad Hilton, the original owner. Many large cities in many countries have a Hilton, and there is a well-known Hilton in London, next to Hyde Park.
,Hilton 'Head an island off the coast of South Carolina, US, which is popular, especially with wealthy tourists
him /ɪm; strong hɪm/ pron (object form of he): The dog never comes in when I call him. | Which is the boy you were talking about? Is that him? | Have you given him the book? | I carried his case for him. | She wants to marry him, and he must be at least 75 years old! $\rightarrow$ see ME (USAGE)
Him·a·lay·as, the /ˌhɪməˈleɪəz/ also Himalaya a long RANGE of mountains in southern Asia which includes the highest mountain in the world, MOUNT EVEREST, and other mountains which only very experienced climbers try to climb
Him·mler, Hein·rich /ˈhɪmləʳ, ˈhaɪnrɪk, -rɪx/ (1900-45) a German NAZI leader who was in charge of the SS, and was responsible for organizing the killing of millions of Jews in CONCENTRATION CAMPS
him·self /ɪmˈself; strong hɪm-/ pron 1 a) (reflexive form of he): Did he hurt himself when he fell? | The old man was talking to himself. b) (with general meaning): Everyone should be able to defend himself. 2 (strong form of he): I want to speak to the director himself, not his secretary. | The President himself did it. | He did it himself. | The Minister of Sport, himself a keen football supporter, has been very critical of the behaviour of football crowds. 3 infm/ (in) his usual state of mind or body: I don't think he's very well - he doesn't seem himself today/he hasn't been himself lately. 4 (all) by himself alone, without help: The baby can walk by himself now. | He lives all by himself in the country. 5 to himself for his own private use: a bedroom to himself $\rightarrow$ see YOURSELF (USAGE)
hind¹ /haɪnd/ n pl. hinds or hind a female deer, especially of the RED DEER family $\rightarrow$ compare HART