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hike (h

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).

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.

hike [haɪk]

1. (intr) to walk a long way, usually for pleasure or exercise, esp in the country

2. (usually foll by up) to pull or be pulled; hitch

3. (tr) to increase (a price)

1. a long walk

2. a rise in prices, wages, etc.

[of uncertain origin]

hiker n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	hike - a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time" hiking, tramp walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" trudge - a long difficult walk
	2.	hike - an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" cost increase, boost, rise increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
	3.	hike - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" raise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase, rise increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
Verb	1.	hike - increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" boost, hike up lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	2.	hike - walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" tramp - travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado" backpack, pack - hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"

hike

noun

1. walk, march, trek, ramble, tramp, traipse, journey on foot a hike around the cluster of hills

2. (Informal) increase, rise, raise a hike in taxes and spending cuts
increase cut, reduction

verb

1. walk, march, trek, ramble, tramp, leg it (informal), back-pack, hoof it (slang) You could hike through the Fish River Canyon.

2. (Informal) increase, raise, inflate, bump up (informal), up It has now been forced to hike its rates by 5.25 per cent.
increase cut

hike something up hitch up, raise, lift, pull up, jack up He hiked up his trouser legs.

Translations

hike¹ [haɪk]

A. VI → ir de excursión a pie, dar una caminata

B. VT to hike it → ir a pie

C. N → excursión f a pie, caminata f
to go on a hike → hacer una excursión(a pie), dar una caminata
take a hike! → ¡lárgate!

hike² [haɪk]

A. N (= increase) → aumento m

B. VT [+ prices, rates] → aumentar, subir

hike up VT + ADV

1. [+ skirt, socks] → subirse

2. [+ prices, amounts] → aumentar, subir

hike [ˈhaɪk]

vi (as leisure activity) → aller à pied
to hike through the Alps → traverser les Alpes à pied
We spent the holiday hiking in Scotland
BUT On a passé les vacances à faire de la randonnée en Écosse.
to go hiking → faire de la randonnée

n (= walk) (as leisure activity) → randonnée f
to go for a hike → partir en randonnée

(= rise) (in prices) → relèvement m
a hike in prices → un relèvement des prix
a hike in taxes → un relèvement de l'impôt

vt (= raise) [+ price, tax] → relever
The federal government hiked the tax on liquor → Le gouvernement fédéral a relevé les taxes sur l'alcool.

hike up

vt sep

[+ clothes] → remonter

[+ price, tax] → relever
Big banks were hiking their rates up → Les grandes banques relevaient leurs taux.

hike

vi → wandern

vt prices, rates → erhöhen

(lit) → Wanderung f

(fig: in interest rates) → Erhöhung f

hike [haɪk]

1. n

a. → escursione f a piedi
to go on or for a hike → fare un'escursione or una gita a piedi

b. (fam) (in prices) → aumento

2. vi → fare un'escursione or una gita a piedi
to go hiking → fare escursioni a piedi

3. vt (fam) → aumentare

hike [haɪk]

1. n

a. → escursione f a piedi
to go on or for a hike → fare un'escursione or una gita a piedi

b. (fam) (in prices) → aumento

2. vi → fare un'escursione or una gita a piedi
to go hiking → fare escursioni a piedi

3. vt (fam) → aumentare

hike

n hike [haik]

a long walk, usually in the country twenty-mile hike. stap, wandeltog نُزْهَة سَيْرا على الأقْدام екскурзия (пеша) túra vandretur die Wanderung πεζοπορία caminata, excursión a pie matk گردش بيرون شهر vaellus randonnée הָלִיכָה पैदल लंबी यात्रा planinarenje, dulji izlet pješke (gyalog)túra jalan kaki (löng) gönguferð escursione ハイキング 도보 여행 žygis pėsčiomis (tūristu) pārgājiens mengembara berjalan kaki langeafstands wandeling fottur wycieczka piesza caminhada plimbare, călătorie, excursie путешествие пешком túra pešačenje pešačenje u prirodi fotvandring เดินทางไกลด้วยเท้า uzun kır yürüyüşü 健行 подорож пішки پیدل لمبی سیر cuộc đi bộ 长途徒步旅行,远足

to go on a hike or hikes He has hiked all over Britain. stap, voetslaan يَتَنَزَّه سيرا على الأقْدام ходя на екскурзия dělat výlety vandre wandern πεζοπορώ dar una caminata; ir caminando matkama به گردش رفتن patikoida excursionner (à pied) לְטַיֵיל בַּרֶגֶל पदयात्रा करना planinariti, ici na dulji izlet pješke turistáskodik, túrán vesz részt, túrázik berjalan fara í langa göngu, ganga (fare un'escursione a piedi) ハイキングする 도보 여행하다 keliauti pėsčiomis doties pārgājienā mengembara berjalan kaki trekken, langeafstands wandelen dra på fottur, vandre wędrować caminhar a face o călătorie/excursie путешествовать пешком robiť túry (peši) pešačiti pešačiti u prirodi fotvandra การเดินโดยไม่ใช้รถ kırda uzun yürüyüşe çıkmak 健行 подорожувати пішки پیدل دور دراز سفر کرنا đi bộ 作长途步旅行

n hiker

stapper, voetslaner, ryloper مُتَنَزِّه سيرا على الأقْدام، مُتَجَوِّل турист turista vandrer der Wanderer/die Wanderin πεζοπόρος excursionista, senderista matkaja رهنورد patikoija excursionniste מְטַיֵיל पदयात्री pješak (izletnik), planinar turista; sportkocsi pengembara göngukappi escursionista ハイカー turistas, keliauninkas kājāmgājējs tūrists pengembara berjalan kaki trekker, langeafstandswandelaar fotturist, vandrer wędrowiec, turysta pieszy andarilho excursionist путешественник turista popotnik šetač na duge staze fotvandrare การเพิ่มอย่างรวดเร็ว kır yürüyüşçüsü 徒步旅行者 той, хто подорожує пішки پیدل سفر کرنے والا người đi bộ việt dã 徒步旅行者

hike → رحلة سيرًا على الأقدام, نزهة طويلة سيراً على الأقدام dlouhá procházka, túra luder, vandre Wanderung πεζοπορία, ποδαρόδρομος caminata kävelyretki, vaellus randonnée pješačenje, skitnja camminata, escursione ハイキング, 徒歩旅行 장거리 도보, 하이킹 trektocht, voettocht fottur wędrówka caminhada, caminhada longa долгая прогулка, пешая прогулка fotvandring การเดินทางไกล, การเดินทางไกลด้วยเท้า taban tepmek, yürüyüşe çıkma chuyến đi bộ dài, cuộc đi bộ đường dài 远足

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