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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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Market watchers and policy makers are listening carefully to Powell for indications of whether the Fed would need to hike rates further to bring down inflation.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Bring along family or friends to enjoy a leisurely walk, trip to your local cider mill, adventurous hike or a picnic.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Zaslow likened the situation to hiking a 14er for a few hours.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Market watchers and policy makers are listening carefully to Powell for indications of whether the Fed would need to hike rates further to bring down inflation.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
The percentage increase, if any, is what the Social Security Administration uses to determine any COLA hike.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Bring along family or friends to enjoy a leisurely walk, trip to your local cider mill, adventurous hike or a picnic.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hike. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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