hike

[ hahyk ]

/ haɪk /

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verb (used without object), hiked, hik·ing.

to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.

to move up or rise, as out of place or position (often followed by up): My shirt hikes up if I don't wear a belt.

Nautical. to hold oneself outboard on the windward side of a heeling sailboat to reduce the amount of heel.

verb (used with object), hiked, hik·ing.

to move, draw, or raise with a jerk (often followed by up): to hike up one's socks.

to increase, often sharply and unexpectedly: to hike the price of milk.

noun

a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.

an increase or rise, often sharp and unexpected: a hike in wages.

Nearby words

hijaz, hijiki, hijinks, hijra, hijrah, hike, hike out, hiker, hikoi, hilar, hilarious

Idioms

take a hike, Slang. to go away because one's company is not desired.

Origin of hike

First recorded in 1800–10; perhaps dialectal variant of hitch¹

SYNONYMS FOR hike

1 tramp, ramble, trek, trudge, backpack.

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Related formshik·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for hiking

They did "wholesome things like hiking and hanging out at home."
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So, when she died I started doing yoga, hiking, and really do some deeper look into me and my purpose and all of that.
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Perfect for wildlife watching, hiking trails snake through canyons beside the swirling Rio Grande in the US-Mexico borderlands.
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The first search and rescue mission mapped an effort to find two friends who had gone missing while hiking in the Peruvian Andes.
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Most come for the beaches, jungles, hiking paths, luxury resorts, and the temples of neighboring Cambodia.
Going Back to Vietnam Is Sometimes Amusing, Often Fraught, and Always Surreal|Jeff Greenfield|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hiking Order—In the country, even along unused roads, hike in single file on the left side of the road.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts|Girl Scouts
I managed to reach most of the infantry regiments, however, by hiking down from the woods and sometimes catching a ride.
A Jewish Chaplain in France|Lee J. Levinger
June 19 the first platoon pulled out, and the second platoon followed on the next night, hiking 37 kilometres to Damas-aux-Bois.
Battery E in France|Frederic R. Kilner
Sheyenne River Park (Tour 1): picnicking, swimming, hiking; suitable in winter for skiing.
North Dakota|Various
I used to spend a whole day hiking along here with my dog, just rooting around and having a grand time.
The Short Life|Francis Donovan

British Dictionary definitions for hiking

hike

/ (haɪk) /

verb

(intr) to walk a long way, usually for pleasure or exercise, esp in the country

(usually foll by up) to pull or be pulled; hitch

(tr) to increase (a price)

noun

a long walk

a rise in prices, wages, etc

Derived Formshiker, noun

Word Origin for hike

C18: of uncertain origin

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Word Origin and History for hiking

hike

1809, hyke "to walk vigorously," an English dialectal word of unknown origin. A yike from 1736 answers to the sense.

HIKE, v. to go away. It is generally used in a contemptuous sense. Ex. "Come, hike," i.e. take yourself off; begone. [Rev. Robert Forby, "The Vocabulary of East Anglia," London, 1830]

Sense of "pull up" (as pants) first recorded 1873 in American English, and may be a variant of hitch; extended sense of "raise" (as wages) is 1867. Related: Hiked; hiking. The noun is from 1865.

Idioms and Phrases with hiking

hike

see take a hike.

hike

verb (used without object), hiked, hik·ing.

verb (used with object), hiked, hik·ing.

noun

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