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hike

Pronunciation /hīk/ /haɪk/

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noun

1A long walk, especially in the country or wilderness.
‘a five-mile hike across rough terrain’
- ‘Don't let April showers deter you from getting outside for a walk, hike or bike ride.’
- ‘Go on a hike or nature walk in the wilderness two hours from your hometown.’
- ‘Finally, I overcame my former urban aversion to outdoor clubs, and began joining weekend day hikes and bird walks.’
- ‘After a rigorous hike, we walked out on a wooden pier jutting out into the very still lake.’
- ‘The tour will also feature a short hike and interpretive tour of native prairie plants.’
- ‘We decided to trek fast and the hike seemed to take us uphill once more.’
- ‘Like Skytop, PEEC offers wonderful nature hikes (including night treks) and the chance to see an operating beaver dam.’
- ‘Free guided hikes, tours and seminars will occur throughout the day at every event site location.’
- ‘This high-altitude trek offers a dramatic hike up to 18,450-foot Kala Patar for close-up views of Everest.’
- ‘How about a hike through a mysterious creaking bamboo forest, into the darkness of a lava tube, or to a fern-draped waterfall-fed pool?’
- ‘Both compact and lightweight, the Swift Audubon is comfortable to hold while on a long hike or a short jaunt.’
- ‘Some members choose to stick to day hikes, while others will do longer backcountry excursions.’
- ‘Both men will begin their ascent on Saturday morning, continuing their hike up the mountain on Sunday.’
- ‘There are many mysteries to explore during a hike through the damp, lush rainforest.’
- ‘In a bid to reduce cases of food poisoning, health officials yesterday warned the public not to eat unfamiliar plants they find during outings and hikes.’
- ‘Learn emergency procedures for your pet if you plan to venture out on long hikes or camping trips.’
- ‘Getting there requires a tough hike, about 11 miles round-trip from the Squaw Flat trailhead, in the Needles section of the park.’
- ‘My favorite hike by far is the hike to Chasm Lake at the base of Long's Peak.’
- ‘When you finally end up in Hana you can enjoy excursions to waterfalls as well as great hikes.’
- ‘An Amherst student steps off the elevator in hiking boots showing signs of a recent hike and disappears into rows of cubicles.’
walk, trek, tramp, trudge, traipse, slog, footslog, plod, march, journey on foot
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1. 1.1informal A long distance.
  ‘it's such a hike from Adelaide to Perth’
2A sharp increase, especially in price.
‘a price hike’
- ‘fears of a hike in interest rates’
- ‘That means the economy has expanded by 2.7%, but it is all due to inflation, and a hike in the cost of goods and services.’
- ‘The project hit a road block soon after the Assembly elections, when the contractor stopped the work, demanding a hike in the project cost.’
- ‘BDA terminated the contract as the contractor failed to meet deadlines, besides demanding a hike in the estimated cost.’
- ‘The strike's continuation will mean Venezuela's economic collapse and a hike in world oil prices.’
- ‘Amid this confusion, Madhuri will now have to face a hike in costs depending on the industry she is dealing with.’
- ‘Thus, a further hike to 2.5% next March should not be ruled out.’
- ‘They forecast an increase of just 0.25% later this year with a hike or hikes of 0.5% to follow next year.’
- ‘Even as the varsity officials maintain that the fee hike was inevitable, most students see the hike as monumental.’
- ‘At this point I believe the Washington Post would favor tax hikes for the sake of tax hikes.’
- ‘‘The passage of the resolution showed how unpopular the hikes are,’ he said.’
- ‘Mangat wrote an article against tuition hikes entitled ‘Don't Get Bogged Down’ that appeared on the back page of the newspaper on March 3.’
- ‘The fee hikes will offset a $9.8 million budget shortfall resulting from a decrease in funding from the provincial government, and rising employee costs.’
- ‘After two years of 30 per cent fee hikes, students at SFU are bracing for a 20 to 35 per cent tuition increase this year.’
- ‘As it is, with last year's fare hikes, the average transit user now pays between $250 and $500 more each year to TransLink.’
- ‘Government hikes in VAT and excise duties announced in last December's budget added 2% to the overall inflation rate.’
- ‘Drivers and homeowners face insurance premia hikes of between 15% and 30% next month.’
- ‘But universities and colleges say that fee hikes were necessary to balance their budgets, maintain services, and protect quality of education.’
- ‘The students who are actually facing tuition hikes, however, are left swallowing claims of ‘action’ on their behalf with a grain of salt.’
- ‘The furious debates over power ‘reforms’ have raged mostly around the massive hikes in tariffs that squeeze millions of small farmers.’
- ‘‘We have far-reaching issues, such as dealing with the CFS and tuition hikes,’ Bradshaw said.’
growth, rise, enlargement, expansion, extension, multiplication, elevation, swelling, inflation
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3American Football
A snap.
- ‘he takes the hike, drops back, and fakes to his right’

verb

1no object, with adverbial of direction Walk for a long distance, especially across country or in the woods.
‘we planned to hike another mile up a steep trail’
- ‘Both couples began to hike retracing the path that the van had traveled.’
- ‘Activities as diverse as gymnastics, football, hiking, and skateboarding provide plenty of opportunities.’
- ‘La Paz Waterfall Gardens offers visitors the choice of four hiking trails that wind around five waterfalls and through a tropical forest.’
- ‘Mountain hiking makes some demands on the body that you may not be used to - and that can lead to problems for the unprepared.’
- ‘Fishing, hiking, and horseback riding are also popular, as are raising pets and taking a variety of evening classes.’
- ‘The resort is centrally located to many wineries and other attractions, such as golf, horseback riding, sport fishing and hiking.’
- ‘Though she could still climb, and even ice climb, hiking became an ordeal.’
- ‘Other people hiking said they saw whales, though it was too foggy by the time we made it to the end of Bodega Head.’
- ‘In addition to weight training and riding motocross, I stay fit by hiking, in-line skating, kayaking and running.’
- ‘Get a final taste of Coeur d' Alene Lake's winter wonders by hiking the Mineral Ridge Trail.’
- ‘Spend at least a half-day each weekend on family activities, such as ice skating, in-line skating, hiking, swimming, or skiing.’
- ‘I also used the Slingshot while roller-blading and hiking.’
- ‘Home to the world's largest dormant volcano, Haleakala, the park offers hiking and horseback riding trails and sweeping views.’
- ‘Paddling across lakes and hiking over mountain passes, the woodsmen traced Gamut and the girls to an Indian village.’
- ‘There are transition areas where you will change from biking to hiking or hiking to paddling.’
- ‘You can also prepare for your favorite summer activities, from hiking to water-skiing.’
- ‘Stutterheim is a place for both water sports and mountain hiking, within 45 minutes from the beach.’
- ‘I've been out every weekend this summer hiking the back country carrying twice this weight.’
- ‘She not only relished traveling, but also enjoyed vigorous, even dangerous, hiking expeditions.’
- ‘On my second visit, it had been warm, and I'd gone hiking in my sports bra.’
walk, go on foot, trek, tramp, trudge, traipse, slog, footslog, plod, march
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2with object Pull or lift up (something, especially clothing)
‘he hiked up his sweatpants and marched to the door’
- ‘Her flowing skirt was hiked up in back with just a hint of a bustle.’
- ‘Her skirt was hiked up so far most of her underwear was visible, and her shirt was half torn.’
- ‘I could just tell her skirt was hiked up a little too far.’
- ‘Her skirt was hiked up and her face was crimson from annoyance.’
- ‘Why, my skirt was hiked up two or three inches, exposing most of my thighs.’
- ‘Paula's dress was hiked up and Brandon had his hands all over her shapely thighs.’
- ‘Molly willingly went through the rigors of balancing books on her head, snagging her hair on curlers and hiking her skirts above the knee.’
- ‘She is very slim, just leaving behind her gawkiness, and she begins to hike her skirt up in front of the mirror.’
- ‘Sonia quickly shouldered the enormous trunk and climbed up to the deck, hiking her skirts and petticoats out of the way.’
- ‘She stepped off the sidewalk and swung one leg over his motorcycle, hiking her dress up high enough to sit comfortably.’
- ‘She sat down and hiked her skirt up so she could see the wound more clearly.’
- ‘Dale had noticed that as she'd begun talking she'd hiked her skirt up a little.’
- ‘Swinging her leg off the black, leather seat, she meekly pulled down her skirt which had hiked up to her upper thighs.’
- ‘He took a note that her kilt was hiked up quite high.’
- ‘She was glad to be wearing something else; the nightgown was embarrassingly short and was hiked up even higher now that she was on the horse.’
- ‘He wears a woollen polo shirt and neatly pressed suit trousers hiked up to his stomach.’
- ‘She hiked up her skirt and put her thumbs into her panty hose, yanked and squirmed.’
- ‘He snatched the book, hiked up his black robes, and ran.’
- ‘‘I am always ready,’ she hiked up her skirt and followed him through the shallow water.’
- ‘Taking a deep breath, she hiked up her dress and started climbing.’
hitch up, pull up, jerk up, lift, raise, hoist
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1. 2.1Increase (something, especially a price) sharply.
  ‘some of the local merchants hiked the price of goods’
  ‘As long as ticket prices are not hiked up to support a ridiculous pay structure of players then I am happy.’
  ‘Tax increases hiked the prices of tobacco and some luxury goods.’
  ‘So while hiking the cover price may increase subscription revenue, it may well do so to the overall financial detriment of the paper.’
  ‘He suggests that the way to increase profits is by increasing the volume of goods sold not by hiking the price.’
  ‘Conversely, not enough oil on the global market hikes the price up for consumers.’
  ‘Getting anything in would be extremely difficult and prices would be hiked up accordingly.’
  ‘Zimbabwe shop owners in turn regularly hike their prices beyond the reach of locals, because of the growing demand from Zambia.’
  ‘But right now, as companies hike prices judiciously, most economists are confident that inflation is still under control.’
  ‘Several newspapers and radio stations have vowed to act as watchdogs and shame businesses caught hiking their prices.’
  ‘Maybe investors have been selling their gardener's kidneys and the powerful have hiked the price of Soylent Green through the roof.’
  ‘It boiled down to a remarkably simple scheme: To qualify for more outlier payments, Tenet hiked its prices.’
  ‘Actually, last year I did a little story on roses for Valentines' Day and found out that the price is hiked right up around that time.’
  ‘The company just hiked projected full-year sales to 47,000 units - a number that makes Prius look less like a curiosity.’
  ‘The concern is that rising labor costs could trigger a new round of price pressures, and the Fed could be forced to start hiking rates early next year.’
  ‘Noncompetitive cablers hiked rates 5.8% during the same period.’
  ‘Many investment managers shied away from bonds early in the year, convinced that yields would rise as the Fed hiked short-term rates.’
  ‘With the expectations of Bank of England hiking rates next week the sterling will see some weakening.’
  ‘Some companies have hiked pay rates by more than 25% this year.’
  ‘Yet trying to hike the minimum wage always sparks a monumental battle in Washington.’
  ‘‘So we thought the fitting response would be to hike the climbing fee,’ an official at the Nepalese Tourism Ministry said.’
  increase, raise, up, put up, mark up, push up, make higher, inflate
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3American Football
Snap (a football).
‘We, in effect, treated them as footballs and hiked, and passed and went out for catches in the office.’
- ‘Once the ball was hiked all that I could make of the game was lots of running and mud-slinging.’

Phrases

take a hike

North American

informal

usually in imperative Go away (used as an expression of irritation or annoyance).
- ‘At the end of its first season, Carmel had a salary dispute with Señor Arnaz and took a hike - or at least, that was the official story.’
- ‘I wanna tell her to take a hike, Jack, like that guy told my dad when we went to Canada that one summer.’
- ‘What are we waiting for to tell the bankers to take a hike and become financially autonomous?’
- ‘After years of mostly losing seasons with the Lions, the fun vanished from the game when Barry took a hike.’
- ‘The biggest danger is that big-city owners may say, we're taking a hike and the NHL as an entity just collapses.’
- ‘We'll look at a report that says the Baby Boom generation could save America's job market by taking a hike.’
- ‘And while the sweet sensation takes a hike, the tongue remains as sensitive as always to salty and sour tastes.’
- ‘‘I called once for registration and they told me to take a hike,’ she recalls.’
- ‘Okay, well why don't you call them and tell them to take a hike, and I'm going to go back to bed.’
- ‘But if she doesn't like him at all, why not tell him to take a hike?’