English Explanatory Dictionary

hike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
  2. An abrupt increase.
  3. The snap of the ball to start a play.
  4. A sharp upward tug to raise something.
verb
  1. To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
  3. To snap the ball to start a play.
  4. To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
  5. To pull up or tug upwards sharply.
intj
  1. Let's go; get moving. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher.

Pronunciation

/haɪk/ en-us-hike.ogg

Word forms

hike hikes hiking hiked

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”).

Synonyms

tramp lean out sit out

Antonyms

cut decrease

Related words

backpack hitchhike hitchhiker take a hike

Derived words

dayhike hikeathon tax hike water hike hikeable hike out hiker hike the Appalachian Trail hike up hiking hitch-hike outhike thru-hike unhiked
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