hike
1 of 2verb
ˈhīk 
hiked; hiking
intransitive verb
1
a
: to go on a hike
b
: to travel by any means
2
: to rise up
especially : to work upward out of place
skirt had hiked up in back
transitive verb
1
a
: to move, pull, or raise with a sudden motion
hiked himself onto the top bunk
b
: snap sense transitive 6b
c
: to raise in amount sharply or suddenly
hike rents
2
: to take on a hike
3
: to traverse on a hike
hike a trail
hiker noun
hike
2 of 2noun
1
: a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise see also take a hike
2
: an increase especially in quantity or amount
a new wage hike
3
: snap sense 11
Synonyms
Verb
- amble
- perambulate
- ramble
- saunter
- stroll
- tramp
- tromp
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb We spent the afternoon hiking around the lake. She hiked 10 miles in the hot desert sun. We hiked some of the shorter trails. Our neighbors spent their vacation hiking the Rockies. The state keeps hiking the tax on cigarettes. There's talk of hiking the eligibility age. I hiked myself onto the ledge. Noun We went for a hike around the lake. The school lost a number of students after the tuition hike. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Julia Horowitz, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 Mars would actually be a terrible place to hike, let alone live. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022 Some travelers love to hike — others love to gaze upon the mountains while sitting indoors with a glass of wine. Rina Nehdar, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2022 That title went to the Inca Trail Marathon—a grueling climb up Machu Picchu on a trail that takes most people days to hike. Glamour, 4 Feb. 2022 Bundle up to hike and learn about how animals have adapted to survive this chilly, sleepy season. Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2022 Fall foliage will soon be gone from the McKenzie River, but the Waterfalls Loop Trail will remain a beautiful place to hike, through the rest of this season and into the next. oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic only accelerated this trend, as record numbers of Americans have streamed into local and national parks, seeking opportunities to hike, birdwatch, and just sit under trees. Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 27 Aug. 2021 One-off shops, restaurants and the LGBTQ scene make Northampton worth a visit or hop across the Connecticut River and hike a portion of the New England Trail through the north woods. Joe Yogerst, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 Samantha Murphy Kelly And Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 The data, for the first time, confirms the use patterns that parks employees — and anyone trying to find a parking spot for a sunny day hike — has observed. Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Ford blamed rising materials costs for the price hike, effective on 2023 orders. Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2022 City officials advocating for the tax hike argued it was sorely needed. Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 That would be the popular Seven Bridges Trail, which offers a chance for a moderate hike through wooded ravines leading to the lake. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 Alternative-energy companies, union bosses and executives at numerous nonprofit organizations also helped campaign for a big tax-and-spending hike. James Freeman, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Hjordis Gudmundsdottir, a spokesperson for Iceland’s civil protection agency, tells the Times that visitors should be wearing the proper clothing and footwear for the five-hour hike to and from the eruption site. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 Is that the reason, then, for such a hike in interest around secondhand men’s bags recently? Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Verb
The war continues to stoke global inflation, piling pressure on policymakers to hike borrowing costs, and global businesses have to grapple with the ongoing fallout. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 Mars would actually be a terrible place to hike, let alone live. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022 Some travelers love to hike — others love to gaze upon the mountains while sitting indoors with a glass of wine. Rina Nehdar, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2022 That title went to the Inca Trail Marathon—a grueling climb up Machu Picchu on a trail that takes most people days to hike. Glamour, 4 Feb. 2022 Bundle up to hike and learn about how animals have adapted to survive this chilly, sleepy season. Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2022 Fall foliage will soon be gone from the McKenzie River, but the Waterfalls Loop Trail will remain a beautiful place to hike, through the rest of this season and into the next. oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic only accelerated this trend, as record numbers of Americans have streamed into local and national parks, seeking opportunities to hike, birdwatch, and just sit under trees. Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 27 Aug. 2021 One-off shops, restaurants and the LGBTQ scene make Northampton worth a visit or hop across the Connecticut River and hike a portion of the New England Trail through the north woods. Joe Yogerst, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 Noun
The service can also be used in non-emergency situations, such as when a user is out for a long hike and wants to keep their family updated on their whereabouts. Samantha Murphy Kelly And Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 The data, for the first time, confirms the use patterns that parks employees — and anyone trying to find a parking spot for a sunny day hike — has observed. Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Ford blamed rising materials costs for the price hike, effective on 2023 orders. Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2022 City officials advocating for the tax hike argued it was sorely needed. Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 That would be the popular Seven Bridges Trail, which offers a chance for a moderate hike through wooded ravines leading to the lake. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 Alternative-energy companies, union bosses and executives at numerous nonprofit organizations also helped campaign for a big tax-and-spending hike. James Freeman, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Hjordis Gudmundsdottir, a spokesperson for Iceland’s civil protection agency, tells the Times that visitors should be wearing the proper clothing and footwear for the five-hour hike to and from the eruption site. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 Is that the reason, then, for such a hike in interest around secondhand men’s bags recently? Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
perhaps akin to hitch entry 1
First Known Use
Verb
1809, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
Noun
1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing hike
Kids Definition
hike 1 of 2
verb
ˈhīk
hiked; hiking
: to take a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise
hike
2 of 2noun
: a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise
hiking
verb
1
as in strolling
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure she hiked along the trail around the pond Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- strolling
- walking
- wandering
- sauntering
- tramping
- roaming
- trekking
- ambling
- rambling
- traversing
- marching
- perambulating
- roving
- traipsing
- tromping
- promenading
- peregrinating
- power walking
2
as in lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position with a determined look, he hiked his trousers up and buckled down to work Synonyms & Similar Words
- lifting
- raising
- elevating
- uplifting
- hoisting
- boosting
- ascending
- mounting
- upholding
- upping
- heightening
- craning
- rising
- hefting
- heaving
- taking up
- upraising
- picking up
- perking (up)
- jacking (up)
- rearing
- upending
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- falling
- dropping
- descending
- lowering
- dipping
- pushing
- slipping
- plunging
- pressing
- pitching
- bearing
- sinking
- depressing
- submerging