HIKE

hike, hiking, tramp

(noun) a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; “she enjoys a hike in her spare time”

raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase

(noun) the amount a salary is increased; “he got a 3% raise”; “he got a wage hike”

rise, boost, hike, cost increase

(noun) an increase in cost; “they asked for a 10% rise in rates”

hike

(verb) walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; “We were hiking in Colorado”; “hike the Rockies”

hike, hike up, boost

(verb) increase; “The landlord hiked up the rents”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

hike (plural hikes)

A long walk.

An abrupt increase.

(American football) The snap of the ball to start a play.

A sharp upward tug to raise something.

Verb

hike (third-person singular simple present hikes, present participle hiking, simple past and past participle hiked)

To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.

To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.

(American football) To snap the ball to start a play.

(nautical) To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.

To pull up or tug upwards sharply.

Synonyms

• (to take a long walk): tramp

• (to lean to the windward side): lean out, sit out

Interjection

hike

Let's go; get moving. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher.

Source: Wiktionary

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Hike, v. i.

Definition: To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously. [Dial. or Colloq.] "If you persist in heaving and hiking like this." 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. Scribner's Mag.

Hike, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hiked; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiking.] [Cf. Hitch.]

Definition: To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like. [Dial. or Colloq.]

Hike, n.

Definition: The act of hiking; a tramp; a march. [Dial. or Colloq.]

With every hike there's a few laid out with their hands crossed. Scribner's Mag.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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