HIKE

I. verb (~d; hiking) Etymology: perhaps akin to 1hitch Date: 1809 intransitive verb 1. to go on a ~, to travel by any means, to rise up, transitive verb 1. to move, pull, or raise with a sudden motion , snap 6b, to raise in amount sharply or suddenly , to take on a ~, to traverse on a ~ , ~r noun II. noun Date: 1865 a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise, an increase especially in quantity or amount , snap 11