Pronunciation: hi
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English hien, from Old English hgian to strive, be eager, hasten; akin to Old Swedish hikka to pant, Norwegian, to sob, Russian sigat' to jump, Sanskrit sghra quick

intransitive verb: to go quickly : HASTEN
transitive verb: to cause (oneself) to go quickly

Mullfoto of the Day

Here's what a goofball I am: I saw this license plate and honked, thinking it was me.

Catchy Caption of the Day

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Scales and tubes filled with water indicate the level at which the city of Amsterdam would be submerged in case of a flooding, at Amsterdam's city hall, Netherlands.

With more than 1,000 years of experience at building dikes, the Dutch have flood defenses few can match. But after watching the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. gulf coast, the Netherlands' government is reassessing its water defenses with a fresh emphasis on what a worst-case scenario would mean for a country where 10 million people live below sea level.

First, call New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. Then, run like hell.

(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)