Main Entry: ¹hike

Pronunciation: \ˈhīk\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): hiked; hik·ing

Etymology: perhaps akin to ¹hitch

Date: 1809

intransitive verb 1 a : to go on a hike b : to travel by any means
2 : to rise up; especially : to work upward out of place <skirt had hiked up in back>transitive verb 1 a : to move, pull, or raise with a sudden motion <hiked himself onto the top bunk> b : snap 6b c : to raise in amount sharply or suddenly <hike rents>
2 : to take on a hike
3 : to traverse on a hike <hike a trail>

— hik·er noun