hike

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

   We enjoy a hike in our spare time.

2. 2
   verb

   increase

   The landlord hiked up the rents

3. 3
   noun

   A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.

   Well, if it gave him so much pleasure to find the nest, he is welcome to the eggs. I can hunt another grass tuft, lay another set, and rear my brood in peace while he goes "hiking" after eggs at Flathead.

4. 4
   noun

   An abrupt increase.

   The tenants were not happy with the rent hike.

5. 5
   noun

   A sharp upward tug to raise something.

   She gave a cute hike of her skirt as she spun and almost sauntered down the stairs.

6. 6
   verb

   To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.

   Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow.

7. 7
   verb

   To pull up or tug upwards sharply.

   She hiked her skirt up.

8. 8
   noun

   the amount a salary is increased

Etymology

From English dialectal hyke (“to walk vigorously”), probably a Northern form of hitch, from Middle English hytchen, hichen, icchen (“to move, jerk, stir”). Cognate with Scots hyke (“to move with a jerk”), dialectal German hicken (“to hobble, walk with a limp”), Danish hinke (“to hop”).