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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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
All were welcome – some rode bikes, others hiked, and after the ride, the celebration continued at Trek, with a Pilates class, pizza, and a raffle.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
The price hike reflects disruptions to oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes each day.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Verb
On Facebook, Furr described hiking through the site.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
All were welcome – some rode bikes, others hiked, and after the ride, the celebration continued at Trek, with a Pilates class, pizza, and a raffle.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
Try the West Fork of Oak Creek hike for a daylong adventure (with 11 rivers to cross), Broken Arrow Trail for an easier (yet no less scenic) stroll, or Boynton Vista Trail, which takes you to the Kachina Woman rock formation, one of the town’s four vortexes.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
The price hike reflects disruptions to oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes each day.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hike. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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