(~s, hiking, ~d)
1.
A ~ is a long walk in the country, especially one that you go on for pleasure.
= walk
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~, you go for a long walk in the country.
You could ~ through the Fish River Canyon...
We plan to ~ the Samaria Gorge.
VERB: V prep/adv, V n
hiking
...heavy hiking boots.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
3.
A ~ is a sudden or large increase in prices, rates, taxes, or quantities. (INFORMAL)
...a sudden 1.75 per cent ~ in Italian interest rates...
= rise, increase
N-COUNT: usu supp N
4.
To ~ prices, rates, taxes, or quantities means to increase them suddenly or by a large amount. (INFORMAL)
It has now been forced to ~ its rates by 5.25 per cent...
= raise
VERB: V n
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Hike up means the same as ~ .
The insurers have started hiking up premiums by huge amounts...
Big banks were hiking their rates up.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P