I. ˈhīk verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: perhaps akin to hitch (I)
transitive verb
1.
a. dialect chiefly England : to raise or toss with the horns : gore
b. dialect Britain : to toss up and down : swing
2. : to move, pull, or raise often with a jerk or other sudden motion
hiked him out — Adrian Bell
hiked himself onto my bed
hiking their dresses above their knees — E.D.Radin
sections hiked into place by cranes — Newsweek
3. : to increase in amount especially sharply or suddenly
hike taxes on luxury goods
hike rents
4. : to cause to hike
hiked himself off to work
: guide or lead on a hike
hiked them until their feet hurt
intransitive verb
1.
a. : march , tramp , walk
hiked 10 miles that day
you have to park the car … and hike in — Linda Braidwood
especially : to go on a long walk or march for pleasure or exercise
loves to hike
arranged to spend the weekend hiking
b. dialect chiefly England : to go away : decamp — usually used with off or out
c. : to journey or travel by any means
hike on skis through snow and dark — Carl Jonas
borrowed some money and hiked over to Paris
2. dialect Britain : to toss up and down : jolt , jounce , sway
3. : to rise or go up as if by being pulled : work upward out of place
no shrinking, no sagging, no hiking — New York Times
— usually used with up
her skirt and slip had hiked up in back — Ralph Chapman
II. noun
( -s )
1. : tramp , march ; especially : a long walk undertaken for pleasure or exercise
2. : a lifting or a moving upward (as of a quantity, amount, degree) : increase , rise
a 10 percent hike in taxes
called for a hike in production
wage hikes