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    Hike
    /hīk/

    noun

    • 1. a long walk, especially in the country or wilderness: "a five-mile hike across rough terrain"
    • 2. a sharp increase, especially in price: "a price hike"

    verb

    • 1. walk for a long distance, especially across country or in the woods: "we planned to hike another mile up a steep trail"
    • 2. pull or lift up (something, especially clothing): "he hiked up his sweatpants and marched to the door"
  2. Apr 28, 2024 · 1. countable noun. A hike is a long walk in the country, especially one that you go on for pleasure. The site is reached by a 30-minute hike through dense forest. 2. intransitive verb. If you hike, you go for a long walk in the country. You could hike through the Fish River Canyon – it's entirely up to you.

  3. hike meaning, definition, what is hike: a long walk in the mountains or countrys...: Learn more.

  4. (North American English, informal) a rude way of telling somebody to go away. See hike in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: hike. Definition of hike noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. Apr 3, 2024 · hike (plural hikes) A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. [from c. 1900] An abrupt increase. Antonyms: cut (used in same context), decrease. The tenants were not happy with the rent hike. ( American football) The snap of the ball to start a play. A sharp upward tug to raise something.

  6. verb. 1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] walk for a long distance, especially across country: they hiked across the moors. More example sentences Synonyms. 2 [with object] pull or lift up (something, especially clothing): Roy hiked up his trousers to reveal his socks. More example sentences Synonyms.

  7. n. a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like. an increase or rise, often sharp and unexpected: a hike in wages. Idioms take a hike, [ Slang.]to go away because one's company is not desired. perh. dialect, dialectal variant of hitch1 1800–10. hik′er, n. 1. tramp, ramble, trek, trudge, backpack.

  8. Oct 25, 2021 · hike | definition in the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary. Definition of hike in Essential British English Dictionary. hike. verb. / haɪk/ to walk a long distance, especially in the country: We’re going hiking this weekend. hiker. noun. We met some other hikers on the trail. hike. noun. / haɪk/ a long walk, especially in the country:

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