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hike

  (hīk) pronunciation

v., hiked, hik·ing, hikes.

v.intr.
  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place: My coat had hiked up in the back.
v.tr.
  1. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly: shopkeepers who hiked their prices for the tourist trade.
  2. To pull or raise with a sudden motion; hitch: hiked myself onto the stone wall; hiked up her knee socks.
  3. Football. To snap (the ball).
n.
  1. A long walk or march.
  2. An often abrupt increase or rise: a price hike.
  3. Football. See snap (sense 13).
phrasal verb:

hike out Nautical.

  1. To sit facing the sail and lean far backward and over the side of a heeling sailboat in order to counterbalance the heel.

idiom:

take a hike Slang.

  1. To leave because one's presence is unwanted. Often used in the imperative.

[Origin unknown.]

hiker hik'er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: hike

verb

  1. To travel about or journey on foot: backpack, march1, peregrinate, traipse, tramp, trek. See move/halt.
  2. To increase in amount: boost, jack (up), jump, raise, up. See increase/decrease.

noun

  1. The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See increase/decrease.
  2. The amount by which something is increased: advance, boost, increase, increment, jump, raise, rise. See increase/decrease.

 
Antonyms: hike

v

Definition: raise, increase
Antonyms: decrease, lower, reduce

v

Definition: walk
Antonyms: drive


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A long walk. Also: To raise up.

pronunciation I enjoyed the hike to the beautiful, clear lake.

 
Translations: Translations for: Hike

Dansk (Danish)
n. - vandretur, stigning
v. intr. - vandre, tage på vandretur, gå op
v. tr. - hive, løfte op

idioms:

  • hike up    gå/glide op

Nederlands (Dutch)
voettocht, voetreis, wandelmars, trektocht, zwerftocht, stijging in waarde, trekken, ophijsen, zeulen, wandelen, omhooggaan, verhogen

Français (French)
n. - randonnée, longue marche (hum), vagabondage, (Fin) hausse
v. intr. - faire de la randonnée
v. tr. - remonter (un vêtement), (Fin) augmenter

idioms:

  • hike out    (Naut) se projeter en avant en se tenant à la voile (pour équilibrer le bateau)
  • hike up    remonter, augmenter
  • take a hike    aller se faire voir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wanderung, Anstieg
v. - wandern

idioms:

  • hike out    heraushängen (von einem Boot)
  • hike up    hochziehen, hochrutschen, erhöhen
  • take a hike    scher dich zum Teufel!

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μακρά) πεζοπορία, οδοιπορία, (ΗΠΑ) αύξηση, άνοδος (τιμών κ.λπ.)
v. - οδοιπορώ, πεζοπορώ, ανεβαίνω, υψώνομαι, γίνομαι ακριβότερος, ανεβάζω, κάνω ακριβότερο

idioms:

  • hike up    ανεβάζω, κάνω ακριβότερο

Italiano (Italian)
escursione, vagabondaggio

idioms:

  • hike up    tirare su

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caminhada (f)
v. - caminhar

idioms:

  • hike up    reformar, aumentar um roupa

Русский (Russian)
путешествие пешком, бродить, идти в пешем строю, подтягивать

idioms:

  • hike up    подтягивать, поднимать

Español (Spanish)
n. - caminata, excursión a pie, vagabundeo
v. intr. - ir a pie, dar una caminata
v. tr. - ir a pie, aumentar, subir

idioms:

  • hike out    colgarse fuera del bote sosteniendo la vela para mantener el equilibrio del bote
  • hike up    subirse (los pantalones), subir, aumentar
  • take a hike    largarse, irse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (fot)vandring, ökning
v. - (fot)vandra, släpa, höja

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
徒步旅行, 涨价, 远足, 健行, 扬起, 使高涨, 拉起

idioms:

  • hike up    飘起

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 徒步旅行, 漲價, 遠足
v. intr. - 健行, 揚起, 徒步旅行
v. tr. - 使高漲, 拉起

idioms:

  • hike up    飄起

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 도보 여행, 하이킹, 인상
v. intr. - 도보 여행하다, 하이킹하다
v. tr. - ~을 홱 움직이다, 인상하다

idioms:

  • hike up    (샤쓰 등이) 밀려 올라가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 徒歩旅行する, 上の方にのぼる, 急に上げる, ぐいと引き揚げる, ハイキングをする, ハイキングに行く, 引き上げる
n. - 徒歩旅行, ハイキング, 値上げ

idioms:

  • hike up    ぐいと上げる, 急に引き上げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نزهه طويله سيرا على القدمين, ارتفاع أو صعود (فعل) يحرك أو يدفع أو يسحب بعنف, يسافر, يرتفع, يزيده زيادة كبيرة أو مفاجئه, يقوم بنزهه طويله سيرا على القدمين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסע רגלי ארוך, טיול, העלאת מחירים וכו'‬
v. intr. - ‮טייל, עלה, צעד למרחק ארוך עם תרמיל‬
v. tr. - ‮העלה (מחירים), הרים, דחף‬


 
 

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