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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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
These include epic challenges and bucket list adventures, like hiking Rim to Rim to Rim across the Grand Canyon or backcountry heli-skiing.
—Kody Boye, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 2025
Along with booking plenty of park picnics and sunny hikes, one of the best ways to get in the spirit of the season is by refreshing your travel wardrobe.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
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Verb
One review likened the experience of hiking in the Columbia Konos to walking on clouds.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
These include epic challenges and bucket list adventures, like hiking Rim to Rim to Rim across the Grand Canyon or backcountry heli-skiing.
—Kody Boye, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
Local governments bend over backwards to keep tax hike proposals obscured until the last moment hoping that opposition won’t have time to coalesce.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 2025
Along with booking plenty of park picnics and sunny hikes, one of the best ways to get in the spirit of the season is by refreshing your travel wardrobe.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hike. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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