Hike Definition
hīk
hiked, hikes, hiking
verb
hiked, hikes, hiking
To take a long, vigorous walk; tramp or march, esp. through the country, woods, etc.
Webster's New World
To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
American Heritage
To move up out of place.
Webster's New World
To raise (prices, etc.)
Webster's New World
To pull or jerk up; hoist.
To hike up one's socks.
Webster's New World
noun
hikes
A long, vigorous walk.
Webster's New World
A moving upward; rise.
A price hike.
Webster's New World
(American football) The snap of the ball to start a play.
Wiktionary
A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher.
Wiktionary
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idiom
take a hike
- To leave because one's presence is unwanted. Often used in the imperative.
American Heritage
take a hike
- to leave; depart
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Hike
Origin of Hike
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From English dialectal hyke (“to walk vigorously”), probably a Northern form of hitch, from Middle English hytchen, hichen, icchen (“to move, jerk, stir”). Cognate with Scots hyke (“to move with a jerk”), German dialectal hicken (“to hobble, walk with a limp”), Danish hinke (“to hop”). More at hick.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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