[hike] vb hiked ; hik.ing [perh. akin to [1]hitch] vi (1804) 1 a: to go on a hike b: to travel by any means
2: to rise up; esp: to work upward out of place "skirt had hiked up in back" ~ vt 1 a: to move, pull, or raise with a sudden motion "hiked himself onto the top bunk" b: snap 6b c: to raise in amount sharply or suddenly "~ rents"
2: to take on a hike -- hik.er n
[2]hike n (1865) 1: a long walk esp. for pleasure or exercise
2: an increase esp. in quantity or amount "a new wage ~"
3: snap 11