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hiking

Main Entry:: ¹hike
Pronunciation:: \ˈhīk\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: hiked; hik·ing
Etymology:: perhaps akin to ¹hitch
Date:: 1809

intransitive verb1 a: to go on a hike b: to travel by any means2: to rise up; especially : to work upward out of place <skirt had hiked up in back>transitive verb1 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 hike3: to traverse on a hike <hike a trail>

— hik·er noun

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