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noun

Definition of hikenext
1
as in climb

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2
as in trek

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verb

ˈhīk How to pronounce hike (audio)
1
as in to stroll
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure she hiked along the trail around the pond

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2
as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position with a determined look, he hiked his trousers up and buckled down to work

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Recent Examples of hike
Noun
The North Kaibab Trail is an excellent, albeit strenuous, hike that delivers visitors into the heart of the canyon. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 That came on May 7 before a staggered series of price drops tempered by price-hike rebounds over the last seven weeks amid on-again and off-again peace talks in the Middle East. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Verb
Today, visitors hike both paved and unpaved trails, such as the North and South Overlook, for beautiful vistas. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 The incident happened the same day two women reported being attacked by an armed man while hiking on the Bicentennial Greenway in High Point, which is about 30 miles northeast of Tanglewood Park. — Mark Price july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hike
  1. climb
  2. trek
  3. stroll
  4. lift
  5. increase
  6. trip
  7. walk
  8. raise
Noun
  • The triumph of their pioneering climb, however, was overshadowed by the pair’s disastrous descent.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • For independent rental platforms without the backing of a multi-billion-dollar parent company, building that infrastructure from scratch remains an incredibly steep, capital-intensive climb.
    — Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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Noun
  • The book also flashes back two hundred years to young Moose Spahr, who makes the dangerous and arduous trek to the land his family will live on, lugging the piano required in exchange for the deed.
    — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
  • Among the attendees were a handful of country music stars who made the trek from Nashville (and beyond) to celebrate their genre’s onetime princess — who may be making a return to her roots.
    — Alison Abbey Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
Definition of trek
Verb
  • Entirely white outfits are suited to nearly every warm-weather occasion, from Euro vacations to Sunday strolls around town.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 10 July 2026
  • These might be mineral water showers or baths, cold-water enemas, or just drinking 3 glasses of stinky, sulfurous spring water daily before breakfast, while strolling and engaging in pleasant conversation on a landscaped promenade.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of stroll
Verb
  • The crew took part in rescuing a 47-year-old man who was pulled out of the rubble eight days after the quakes hit, lifting the spirits and morale of rescuers who up until then were primarily uncovering human remains.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Elsewhere in the city, several heavy trucks were lifted and moved as far 30 meters by the winds.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of lift
Noun
  • The group, which has a team of volunteers dedicated to tracking immigration enforcement, has seen a noticeable increase in enforcement since January 2025.
    — Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • As the market scales and visibility increases, legislative frameworks are likely to follow.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of increase
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  • The Herald could not independently verify communications between the airline and government officials, and the carrier has not publicly commented on the circumstances surrounding the aborted trip.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • Wells went missing on the 4th of July after going on a boat trip with his high school friends to the popular, undeveloped Horn Island, just south of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, according to officials and Crump.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of trip
Verb
  • The Angels then chased Eovaldi when Logan O’Hoppe walked and Wade Meckler singled, driving in a run as the top of the order came to the plate.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • Instead of relying solely on manual walk-around inspections, crews can assign inspection missions to the robotic platforms.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of walk
Verb
  • Even Realities has largely been funded by Chinese-origin venture firms including CDH Investments, Monolith Management and CVC Capital, and raised an undisclosed sum from Unicorn Capital Partners and Cyanhill Capital in January.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • In a landmark 2023 deal, Regan secured a statewide $25 wage floor for healthcare workers after qualifying initiatives to raise industry wages in Los Angeles and other cities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
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