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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hike has 3 senses
- hike(n = noun.act) hiking, tramp - a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time" is a kind of walk
- hike(n = noun.attribute) boost, cost increase, rise - an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" is a kind of increase, increment
- hike(n = noun.attribute) raise, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" is a kind of increase, increment
has particulars: trudge
Derived form verb hike2
Derived form verb hike1
Derived form verb hike1
Verb hike has 2 senses
- hike(v = verb.motion) boost, hike up - increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" is one way to bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
- hike(v = verb.motion) Array - walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies" is one way to walk
Derived forms noun hike3, noun hike2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun hike1, noun hiker1
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue hike
They hike up the hill
CIDE DICTIONARY
hike, v. t. [Cf. Hitch.].
- To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- To raise with a quick movement. [PJC]
- To raise (a price) quickly or significantly in a single step. [PJC]
- To pass (the ball) from the center to the quarterback at the start of the play; to snap (the ball). [PJC]
hike, v. i.
- To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously. Kipling."It's hike, hike, hike (march) till you stick in the mud, and then you hike back again a little slower than you went." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- to take a long walk, especially for pleasure or exercise. [PJC]
hike, n.
- The act of hiking. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure or exercise; a tramp; a march. [PJC]"With every hike there's a few laid out with their hands crossed." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- an increase in cost, rate, etc.; as, there was a dramatic hike in gasoline prices; a hike in the interest rates. [WordNet 1.5]
- the amount a salary is increased; as, he got a wage hike. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hike, n. & v.
--n.
1 a long country walk, esp. with rucksacks etc.
2 esp. US an increase (of prices etc.).
--v.
1 intr. walk, esp. across country, for a long distance, esp. with boots, rucksack, etc.
2 (usu. foll. by up) a tr. hitch up (clothing etc.); hoist; shove. b intr. work upwards out of place, become hitched up.
3 tr. esp. US increase (prices etc.).
--n.
1 a long country walk, esp. with rucksacks etc.
2 esp. US an increase (of prices etc.).
--v.
1 intr. walk, esp. across country, for a long distance, esp. with boots, rucksack, etc.
2 (usu. foll. by up) a tr. hitch up (clothing etc.); hoist; shove. b intr. work upwards out of place, become hitched up.
3 tr. esp. US increase (prices etc.).
Derivative
hiker n.
Etymology
19th-c. dial.: orig. unkn.
THESAURUS
hike
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