hiking

hike  (hk)

v. hiked, hik·ing, hikes

v.intr.

1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.

2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place: My coat had hiked up in the back.

v.tr.

1. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly: shopkeepers who hiked their prices for the tourist trade.

2. To pull or raise with a sudden motion; hitch: hiked myself onto the stone wall; hiked up her knee socks.

3. Football To snap (the ball).

n.

1. A long walk or march.

2. An often abrupt increase or rise: a price hike.

3. Football See snap.

Phrasal Verb:

hike out Nautical

To sit facing the sail and lean far backward and over the side of a heeling sailboat in order to counterbalance the heel.

Idiom:

take a hike Slang

To leave because one's presence is unwanted. Often used in the imperative.

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hiker n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hiking - a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time" hike, tramp walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" trudge - a long difficult walk

Translations

hiking [ˈhaɪkɪŋ] N → excursionismo m (a pie)
to go hiking → ir de excursión a pie

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hiking [ˈhaɪkɪŋ] n

(as leisure activity) → randonnée f
hiking boots npl → chaussures fpl de randonnée
hiking trail n (mainly US, Australian) → piste f de randonnée

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hiking

n → Wandern nt

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hiking → التنزه بين المرتفعات, تنزه chození po horách, pěší turistika fjeldvandring, vandring Bergwandern, Wandern πεζοπορία, πεζοπορία σε λόφο excursionismo, senderismo hill-walking, patikoiminen randonnée, randonnée en basse montagne hodanje, šetanje po brdima escursionismo, passeggiata in collina ハイキング, ヒルウォーキング 언덕 산책, 하이킹 bergwandelen, lopen fjelltur, lang fottur wędrowanie, wędrówka górska caminhada em morro, caminhada longa, caminhada nas montanhas горный поход, туризм bergsvandring, fotvandring เดินเขา, การเดินทางไกลในชนบท tepelere tırmanma, yürüyüş đi bộ lên đồi, sự đi bộ đường dài 山地行走, 徒步旅行