I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
walking/hiking boots
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In the mountains you’ll need some strong walking boots.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
long
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The long hike back seemed endless.
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They explored the outer reaches of the farm and took long hikes up Talcott Mountain.
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Food never tastes so good as it does after a long day's hike .
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He lifts weights, enjoys gardening and takes long hikes in the hills and at the beach.
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We're about to begin the long hike out to the rim.
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They had time for boat trips, excursions, long hikes .
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Hilary's away for the day - gone on a long hike to tune himself up, as he put it.
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They and their friends would take long cross-country hikes in and around Germantown.
■ NOUN
price
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Councillors are angry that the police authority did not inform them earlier of the massive price hike .
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Lininger believes the four incumbents were using the water price hike to slow growth.
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The oil price hike in 1973 turned Nabru into a boom town.
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Businesses too can not perform well if they must worry about unexpected price hikes .
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The price hike means larger profits, and a guarantee of demand for their recorders.
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The oil industry is still accommodating itself to its new size following the 1979 price hike .
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Sun apparently wants to move its base to Sparcstation 10s and Tsunamis and the price hike threat should help clear out inventory.
tax
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Therefore, it follows, renters lack any incentive to vote against tax hikes and the vulnerable property owners need special protection.
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Dole himself voted for tax hikes in 1982 and 1990 to reduce the deficit.
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The foundation said the tax hike cost the average family $ 2, 600 in higher taxes and lower earnings.
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With a change in the inflation index, those two taxpayers are treated precisely the same: They get a tax hike .
wage
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Employers agreed to pay on December 1st nearly the full wage hike they promised to give on April 1st.
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In the process, they even shaped the agenda, putting a minimum wage hike high on the national table.
■ VERB
take
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Systems topple, statues walk, long-serving political incumbents take a hike in a huge global shake-up.
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We were taken on nature hikes and told stories as we sat by campfires.
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Let the Pyramid Pooper take a hike just this once, eh? 0196.
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They explored the outer reaches of the farm and took long hikes up Talcott Mountain.
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So the question of her taking a five-mile hike across what in parts was sometimes rough terrain would never have occurred.
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One hot night, four Lundbergs took a hike , aroused by thunder and lightning, aroused but not awakened.
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If you're feeling brave you can swim in chilly crystal-clear lakes or take a hike in the mountains.
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Under the light of Lady Moon, I take a midnight hike .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Big gasoline hikes are expected in April.
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It was a bright, warm fall weekend, perfect for a hike in the hills.
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Opponents argued the sales-tax hike was unfair.
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Pilots will get an 11% pay hike over four years.
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The hike back was through the first real jungle I had ever been in.
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They set off on a 10 mile hike across the island.
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Trade Unions are proposing a hike in the minimum wage.
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We went on lots of great hikes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Gilts improved a quarter as fears of another hike in interest rates receded.
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I do this in part because it is such an invigorating hike , but it is also a pilgrimage.
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If the hike , canoe journey or horseback trek were too arduous, there would be few takers.
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In addition to simple rage over the hike in water bills, other issues fueled the recall movement.
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Shareholders get a 4.5% dividend hike to 6.95p.
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That is a hefty hike when the rest of government is living under what amounts to a freeze.
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They explored the outer reaches of the farm and took long hikes up Talcott Mountain.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
mountain
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I hiked mountains in Colorado with them.
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One last hike to a mountain top?
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Another about a monk hiking a mountain .
price
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In a bizarre twist, the continuing rise in fuel taxes could force the petrol companies themselves to hike prices further.
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What am I going to do, hike the price of the books on my three-for-a-buck table?
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This July for example the government hiked up the price of milk by over 40 percent.
trail
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They hiked obscure trails into the hills.
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Griffith Park is replete with hiking trails , and Mount Hollywood is excellent for plotting future treks.
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We also stopped to hike on a primitive trail , up and over a short ridge to a small, isolated lake.
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But the 80 acres of land surrounding the glass-and-granite manse are laced with hiking trails open to the public.
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There also are countless hiking trails near the lake and in the surrounding mountains.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I've hiked the canyon four times.
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Patricia likes doing active things like canoeing, hiking, and horse-riding.
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The President wants to hike spending for foreign aid.
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We're going hiking in Scotland this summer.
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We're going to hike to the top of that hill over there.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I hiked across valleys so flat and wide it sometimes felt that I was walking on the spot.
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Pretending to be on a stroll, she hiked up to the car park.
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Tired from hiking, we checked in, turned on the television and ordered a pizza.
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We arrive exhausted, haul in our rucsacs, check in again and hike back along the corridor to the airport.