- hike⇄hike, verb, hiked,hiking,noun.
- hike⇄noun hiker.
- hike⇄noun 1. a long walk; tramp or march.
Ex. It was a four-mile hike to the camp.
2. (Informal.) an increase or rise.
Ex. a hike in prices. U.S. Steel, similarly, has signed a new contract ... with the 40-cent pay hikes (Wall Street Journa - hike⇄v.i. 1. to take a long walk; tramp or march.
Ex. At first all of us city boys hiked on very sore feet.
2. (Informal.) to draw or pull (up).
Ex. Her tight skirt hikes up when she sits down. - hike⇄v.t. 1. (Informal.) to move, draw, or raise with a jerk; hitch; pull (up).
Ex. Hike up your socks, they are falling down.
2. (U.S. Informal.) to raise; increase.
Ex. to hike wages. While there is no general hotel rate increase in Italy