hike something ↔ up
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhike something ↔ up especially American English1 DCCto lift up a piece of your clothing She hiked her skirt up to climb the stairs.2 to increase a price, tax etc by a large amount → hike→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpushike up• Then slow the pace down for two minutes before hiking it up again.