hiked; hiking
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
1
a
: to move, pull, or raise with a sudden motion
hiked himself onto the top bunk
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
hiker
noun
1
: a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise see also take a hike
2
: an increase especially in quantity or amount
a new wage hike
3
Examples of hike in a Sentence
Verb
We spent the afternoon hiking around the lake.
She hiked 10 miles in the hot desert sun.
We hiked some of the shorter trails.
Our neighbors spent their vacation hiking the Rockies.
The state keeps hiking the tax on cigarettes.
There's talk of hiking the eligibility age.
I hiked myself onto the ledge.
Noun
We went for a hike around the lake.
The school lost a number of students after the tuition hike.
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Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Zion National Park Where: Utah What: Permits are required to hike Angels Landing all year long.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Helen Reid, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Since Trump took office, price hikes for food have accelerated and gas prices have stood essentially flat, federal government data shows.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 May 2025
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Verb
All of this creates an environment where vendors can hike up prices.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Zion National Park Where: Utah What: Permits are required to hike Angels Landing all year long.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
Price hikes underway Players willing to continue to access the U.S. market are forced to hike their price tags.
—Helen Reid, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Since Trump took office, price hikes for food have accelerated and gas prices have stood essentially flat, federal government data shows.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 May 2025
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hike. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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