HIKING

hike, hiking, tramp

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

hiking

present participle of hike

Noun

hiking (uncountable)

Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.

Usage notes

• This term is not commonly used in New Zealand, where the term tramping is preferred.

Source: Wiktionary


HIKE

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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