hike

UK: /ˈhaɪk/ US: /haɪk/ ,(hīk)

Inflections of 'hike' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

hikes

v 3rd person singular

hiking

v pres p

hiked

v past

hiked

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

hike /haɪk/   v., hiked, hik•ing, n. 
v. 

1. to go on a hike:
   [no object] to hike through the woods.
2. to move up out of place or position:
   [~ + up] My shirt hikes up if I don't wear a belt.
3. to move or raise with a jerk: [~ + up + object]
   to hike up one's socks.
   [~ + object + up]
   to hike one's socks up.
4. to increase, often sharply and unexpectedly:
   [~ + object] to hike the price of milk.

n. [countable]

5. a long walk or march for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
6. an increase in quantity:
   a hike in wages.

hik•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

hike  (hīk), v., hiked, hik•ing, n. 
v.i. 

1. to walk or march a great distance, esp. through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
2. to move up or rise, as out of place or position (often fol. by up):
   My shirt hikes up if I don't wear a belt.
3. Nautical, Naval Terms to hold oneself outboard on the windward side of a heeling sailboat to reduce the amount of heel.

v.t. 

4. to move, draw, or raise with a jerk (often fol. by up):
   to hike up one's socks.
5. to increase, often sharply and unexpectedly:
   to hike the price of milk.

n. 

6. a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
7. an increase or rise, often sharp and unexpected:
   a hike in wages.
8. Idioms take a hike, [Slang.] to go away because one's company is not desired.

• perh. dialect, dialectal variant of hitch¹ 1800–10

hik′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. tramp, ramble, trek, trudge, backpack.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hike / haɪk/ verb

1. (intransitive) to walk a long way, usually for pleasure or exercise, esp in the country
2. (usually followed by up) to pull or be pulled; hitch
3. (transitive) to increase (a price)

noun

1. a long walk
2. a rise in prices, wages, etc

Etymology: 18th Century: of uncertain origin

ˈhiker noun