I. ˈhīk verb
( hiked ; hik·ing )
Etymology: perhaps akin to hitch (I)
Date: 1809
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to go on a hike
b. : to travel by any means
2. : to rise up ; especially : to work upward out of place
skirt had hiked up in back
transitive verb
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
hike rents
2. : to take on a hike
3. : to traverse on a hike
hike a trail
• hik·er noun
II. noun
Date: 1865
1. : a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise
2. : an increase especially in quantity or amount
a new wage hike
3. : snap 11