hike
verb (used without object)
to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
hiked
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past participleof hike.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hike.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hikeverb (used without object)to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
Example Sentences
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The Fed hiked rates for the first time in three years in September, shifting away from a policy of slow rate cuts in 2024 and 2025 as inflation worries eased.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
Hundreds of tents have occupied Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square since she was taken away on a stretcher last month after the real estate company that owned her flat drastically hiked the rent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Just this year, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Apple TV and YouTube Premium have all also hiked their subscription fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Drax hiked its outlook for 2026 thanks to its 561 million pound acquisition of Bluefield Solar Income Fund which completed on July 31.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
They had started at Springer on the 28th of March—a date that seemed impossibly snow-flecked and distant now in the full heat of an August evening—and had hiked continuously for 141 days.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
