- (intransitive)
to walk a long way, usually for pleasure or exercise, esp in the country - (usually followed by up)
to pull or be pulled; hitch - (transitive)
to increase (a price)
a long walk a rise in prices, wages, etc
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hike /haɪk/USA pronunciation
v., hiked, hik•ing, n.
v.
n. [countable]
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- to go on a hike:[no object]to hike through the woods.
- to move up out of place or position:[~ + up]My shirt hikes up if I don't wear a belt.
- to move or raise with a jerk: [~ + up + object]to hike up one's socks.[~ + object + up]to hike one's socks up.
- to increase, often sharply and unexpectedly:[~ + object]to hike the price of milk.
n. [countable]
- a long walk or march for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- an increase in quantity:a hike in wages.
hike
(hīk),USA pronunciation v., hiked, hik•ing, n.
v.i.
v.t.
n.
hik′er, n.
v.i.
- to walk or march a great distance, esp. through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- 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.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto hold oneself outboard on the windward side of a heeling sailboat to reduce the amount of heel.
v.t.
- to move, draw, or raise with a jerk (often fol. by up):to hike up one's socks.
- to increase, often sharply and unexpectedly:to hike the price of milk.
n.
- 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.
- Idioms take a hike, [Slang.]to go away because one's company is not desired.
- perh. dialect, dialectal variant of hitch1 1800–10
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tramp, ramble, trek, trudge, backpack.
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