hike

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /haɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #7168

Meanings

1

noun
A long walk in the countryside, usually for pleasure or exercise.

We went on a long hike in the mountains.
2

verb
To go for a long walk in the countryside for pleasure or exercise.

Don't forget the map when we go hiking tomorrow.
3

noun
A sudden large increase in a price, cost, or amount.

The tenants were not happy about the rent hike.
4

verb
To increase a price or amount suddenly by a large amount.

The landlord hiked up the rents again this year.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a long walk in the... hiking tramp

2 verb · to go for a long walk in... tramp

3 noun · a sudden large increase in... raise

4 verb · to increase a price or... raise

Word family

Forms hikedhikes

Derived forms dayhikehikeablehikeathonhikerhikinghitch-hikeouthikethru-hikeunhiked

Related forms backpack

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wage hike
an increase in the amount paid to workers

Noun + noun

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”).

hytchen Middle English

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# hike

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /haɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 7168

## Meanings
1. A long walk in the countryside, usually for pleasure or exercise.
2. To go for a long walk in the countryside for pleasure or exercise.
3. A sudden large increase in a price, cost, or amount.
4. To increase a price or amount suddenly by a large amount.

## Examples
- We went on a long hike in the mountains.
- Don't forget the map when we go hiking tomorrow.
- The tenants were not happy about the rent hike.
- The landlord hiked up the rents again this year.

## Derived Forms
- dayhike
- hikeable
- hikeathon
- hiker
- hiking
- hitch-hike
- outhike
- thru-hike
- unhiked

## Related Forms
- backpack

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hytchen

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Hike comes 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”). In current use, the main senses are “A long walk in the countryside, usually for pleasure or exercise” and “To go for a long walk in the countryside for pleasure or exercise”.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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