hike

¹hike

verb \ˈhīk\

hikedhik·ing

Definition of HIKE

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

Examples of HIKE

1. We spent the afternoon hiking around the lake.
2. She hiked 10 miles in the hot desert sun.
3. We hiked some of the shorter trails.
4. Our neighbors spent their vacation hiking the Rockies.
5. The state keeps hiking the tax on cigarettes.
6. There's talk of hiking the eligibility age.
7. I hiked myself onto the ledge.

Origin of HIKE

perhaps akin to ¹hitch

First Known Use: 1809

Related to HIKE

Synonyms: amble, perambulate, ramble, saunter, stroll, tramp, tromp

Antonyms: drop, lower

Related Words: roam, rove, wander; peregrinate, traipse, traverse, trek, walk; march, promenade; power walk

Near Antonyms: descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip; bear, depress, press, push; sink, submerge

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Rhymes with HIKE

bike, dike, fyke, haik, like, mike, pike, psych, shrike, sike, spike, strike, trike, tyke