hike

1 of 2

verb

hiked; hiking

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

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

hike

2 of 2

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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
South African authorities have urged people to avoid hiking on their own, suggesting it be done in groups of at least four people. CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024 To the east, near the city of Valdez, a 5-year-old boy hiking with his family on Worthington Glacier lost his life after being struck by a loose rock. Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
Noun
The pay hike, however, appears to have only strengthened the resolve of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the powerful union leading the push to organize Amazon’s drivers. Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024 Schools tax: Hillsborough's sprawling school district fought tooth and nail to put forth a referendum that asks voters to approve a property tax hike that would give it the means to raise teacher salaries. Yacob Reyes, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hike 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

perhaps akin to hitch entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

1809, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hike was in 1809

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Cite this Entry

“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hike. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

hike

1 of 2 verb
hiked; hiking
1
: to move or raise up
hike rents
2
: to go on a long walk
hiker noun

hike

2 of 2 noun
1
: a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise
2
: an upward movement : rise
a price hike

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