hike
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.
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.
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 about hike
take a hike, Slang. to go away because one's company is not desired.
Origin of hike
1Other words for hike
Other words from hike
- hiker, noun
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How to use hike in a sentence
Visitors can combine several boardwalks and paved pathways to create an easy, zig-zagging hike of nearly three miles that’s family friendly and passes through some of the park’s most breathtaking geothermal features.
Yellowstone National Park Is a Geyser Wonderland | Emily Pennington | November 18, 2020 | Outside OnlineIf pharmacies have few opioid customers, those price hikes have less impact on their business.
Patients struggle to access prescription opioids after New York tax drives away suppliers | lbelanger225 | November 15, 2020 | FortuneFirst, it was likely seen, with cause, as a tax hike rather than a pro-housing measure.
San Diego Voters Sent a Clear Message on Housing: They Want More of it | Michael Tanner and David Hervey | November 13, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoMy partner and I found ourselves on the Franconia trail on a recent Sunday morning, our backpacks full of trail mix, sandwiches, and hot tea, our minds ready to take on the arduous hike.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers | Grigori Guitchounts | November 11, 2020 | NautilusIt’s the beginning of bouldering season and arguably the best time to take a hike in the woods.
They did "wholesome things like hiking and hanging out at home."
Boy Shaves Stash, Gets the Girl: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Forever | Amy Zimmerman | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe days we spent hiking were rewarding for different reasons.
Motherless Daughters and Parentless Parents Trek to the Andes to Aid Orphans | Allison Gilbert | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, when she died I started doing yoga, hiking, and really do some deeper look into me and my purpose and all of that.
‘American Idol’ Bandleader Rickey Minor on His Favorite Performance and What It Takes to Win | Kevin Fallon | May 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe tough terrain has become a popular hiking destination, known for its stark beauty and breathtaking stargazing.
Now That Everest Is Closed, Check Out These Other Extreme Adventures | Nina Strochlic | May 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPerfect for wildlife watching, hiking trails snake through canyons beside the swirling Rio Grande in the US-Mexico borderlands.
The portage was a long mile but the girls were accustomed to hiking and took it at a brisk pace.
The Missing Formula | Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann WirtThe girls will think we are lost, and giving faithful Shag a parting pat they ran off to overtake the hiking party.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong | Lillian GarisThats another reason I come hiking clear over here, said Sadie.
Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm | Alice B. EmersonAfter we had been hiking for two or three hours, off diagonally to the left we saw a forest fire.
Pluck on the Long Trail | Edwin L. SabinHe was making internal noises that would have had everybody in San Francisco hiking for the parks.
The Gentle Grafter | O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for hike
/ (haɪk) /
(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)
a long walk
a rise in prices, wages, etc
Origin of hike
1Derived forms of hike
- hiker, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with hike
see take a hike.
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