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
Synonyms
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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Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The firm also hiked its price target by $15 to $50, implying nearly 20% upside.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Plus, there are some great hikes, like reaching the top of Cerro del Mono mountain near Punta de Mita.
—Zachary Rabinor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Lucy Haverfield, 71, Alva, Fla. Insurers had already been hiking rates and fleeing the state before the back-to-back punches from hurricanes Helene and Milton, but industry experts now warn that Floridians’ costs could surge higher still.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The firm also hiked its price target by $15 to $50, implying nearly 20% upside.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
The chancellor unveiled a range of tax hikes and allowance tweaks during her first fiscal statement last week.
—Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Plus, there are some great hikes, like reaching the top of Cerro del Mono mountain near Punta de Mita.
—Zachary Rabinor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hike. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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