Noun: hike hIk
- A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
"she enjoys a hike in her spare time";
- tramp, ramble, trek
- An increase in cost
"they asked for a 10% hike in rates";
- rise, boost, cost increase
- The amount a salary is increased
"he got a wage hike";
- raise, rise, wage hike, wage increase, salary increase
- (sport) walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
"We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"
- Increase
"The landlord hiked up the rents";
- hike up
- To pull or lift up
"She hiked up her skirt to cross the stream"
Sounds like: his, highs, hhike, haik, h
Derived forms: hiking, hikes, hiked
Type of: bring up, elevate, get up, increase, increment, lift, raise, walk
Encyclopedia: Hike