n. & v.
n. 1 a long country walk, esp. with rucksacks etc. 2 esp. US an increase (of prices etc.).
v. 1 intr. walk, esp. across country, for a long distance, esp. with boots, rucksack, etc. 2 (usu. foll. by up) a tr. hitch up (clothing etc.); hoist; shove. b intr. work upwards out of place, become hitched up. 3 tr. esp. US increase (prices etc.). hiker n.
[ 19th-c. dial.: orig. unkn. ]