hike
Americanverb (used without object)
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to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
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to move up or rise, as out of place or position (often followed byup ).
My shirt hikes up if I don't wear a belt.
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Nautical. to hold oneself outboard on the windward side of a heeling sailboat to reduce the amount of heel.
verb (used with object)
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to move, draw, or raise with a jerk (often followed byup ).
to hike up one's socks.
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to increase, often sharply and unexpectedly.
to hike the price of milk.
noun
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a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
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an increase or rise, often sharp and unexpected.
a hike in wages.
idioms
verb
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(intr) to walk a long way, usually for pleasure or exercise, esp in the country
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(usually foll by up) to pull or be pulled; hitch
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(tr) to increase (a price)
noun
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a long walk
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a rise in prices, wages, etc
Other Word Forms
- hiker noun
Etymology
Origin of hike
First recorded in 1800–10; perhaps dialectal variant of hitch 1
Example Sentences
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But the shop has been hit by Russia's economic downturn and tax hikes.
From BBC
In college he spent summers hitchhiking around South America, hiking to Machu Picchu and mostly ignoring warnings of guerrilla activity.
Allen wants to build insurer confidence in the market by having insurer requests for rate hikes reviewed in months, rather than the year or more they can drag out now.
From Los Angeles Times
But several participants noted that they would have preferred language that kept rate hikes explicitly in play, should inflation remain above target.
From Barron's
Lara rejected requests from policyholder advocates that he delay approval of State Farm’s pending rate hikes until the company’s claims practices were addressed.
From Los Angeles Times
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