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hiking

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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.

[Origin unknown.]

hiker n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hikinghiking - a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
trudge - a long difficult walk
Translations
French hiking [ˈhaɪkɪŋ] hike nexcursions fpl à pied, randonnée f
German hiking [ˈhaɪkɪŋ] hike nWandern nt
Italian hiking [ˈhaɪkɪŋ] nescursioni fpl a piedi

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