hike

(hīk)

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 ).

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.

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meaning 'an increase (in prices, wages, etc.)' is fairly recent (first recorded in 1931) and has spread rapidly from American English, especially to the informal language of British journalism:

The oil industry is still accommodating itself to its new size following the 1979 price hike—D. Hedley, 1986

An announcement by Argentina's President Carlos Menem rescinding a planned threefold hike in the duties on paper imported for book production was greeted with delight by hundreds of publishers—Bookseller, 1993

He warned that back-to-back hikes in May and June were a 'very real possibility', particularly if consumer price inflation comes in at 3 per cent or above in April—Irish News, 2007.

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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.

v

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

v

Definition: walk
Antonyms: drive

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

I enjoyed the hike to the beautiful, clear lake.

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verb trans.
verb trans., orig US

1: To lift or convey forcibly or laboriously. (1867 —) .
Blackwood's Magazine We flitted across the road like ghosts in the moonlight, hiking our equipage, and deposited same at the door of a wooden inn (1927).

2: To increase. (1904 —) .
Observer The Bank of England hiked its minimum lending rate...to 9 per cent (1973). noun

3: orig US An increase. (1931 —) .
Economist A wave of spending at the end of last year in anticipation of hikes in indirect taxes (1966).

[Origin uncertain; cf. earlier sense, to walk (vigorously).]

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For a list of words related to hike, see:

• Travel and Tourism - hike: vigorous walk of some distance, often for observation, recreation, and health
• Mood and Intent - hike: walk a great distance for exercise or pleasure

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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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