hike

Definition of hike in English English dictionary: To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counter-balance the effects of the wind on the sails; A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher; The snap of the ball to start a play; To pull up or tug upwards sharply; A long walk; To unfairly or suddenly raise a price; An abrupt increase
The tenants were not happy with the rent hike.; To snap the ball to start a play; To walk along a hiking trail, especially a nature/scenic long walk, usually without overnight camping gear; increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"; to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously; the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"; To hike one's self; specif; a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like; {f} make a long journey by foot, walk or march over long distances, trek, backpack; make higher, increase (i.e. prices); {i} long walk, march, trip; increase, raise (as in wages); A hike is a sudden or large increase in prices, rates, taxes, or quantities. a sudden 1.75 per cent hike in Italian interest rates = rise, increase; a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"; If you hike, you go for a long walk in the country. You could hike through the Fish River Canyon We plan to hike the Samaria Gorge. + hiking hik·ing heavy hiking boots; A hike is a long walk in the country, especially one that you go on for pleasure. = walk; increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents; a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies" increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents; walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"; To hike prices, rates, taxes, or quantities means to increase them suddenly or by a large amount. It has now been forced to hike its rates by 5.25 per cent = raise Hike up means the same as hike. The insurers have started hiking up premiums by huge amounts Big banks were hiking their rates up; an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"; The act of hiking; a tramp; a march
hike up: To lift; to tug or pull upwards
He hiked up his sagging trousers.
hike up: To raise or increase sharply
They tried to make more money by putting lots of salt in the popcorn and hiking up the price of drinks.
hike up: pull up; "hitch socks and pants"
hike up: increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
hike up: pull up; "hitch socks and pants
hitch hike: {i} journey made by hitchhiking
hiking: Present participle of hike
hiking: walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport
take a hike: Used to tell someone to go away
take a hike: To go hiking
take a hike: To go away; to leave or depart
I wish that pest would just take a hike.
hiking: {i} walking, trekking, journeying on foot; making higher, increasing (i.e. prices)
hiked: past of hike
hiker: One who hikes, especially frequently
hiker: a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
hiker: A hiker is a person who is going for a long walk in the countryside for pleasure
hiker: {i} one who makes a long journey by foot
hikers: plural of hiker
hikes: plural of hike
hikes: third person singular, present tense of the verb to hike
hiking: the activity of taking long walks in the mountains or country walking. Walking, often among hills or mountains, as recreational sport. It represents an activity in its own right and also figures in backpacking, camping, hunting, mountaineering, and orienteering. Hiking programs are offered by youth groups and other organizations, such as the U.S. Wilderness Society. Trails are preserved in most U.S. federal and state parklands. Most European cities have hiking trails outside them. One of the longest U.S. hiking trails is the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
price hike: rise in price, price increase
take a hike: go away, get out of here, scram