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hike
(h/aI/k )

noun (n)

  • a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure(noun.act)
    Example:
    She enjoys a hike in her spare time.
    Synonym:
    hiking, tramp
    source: wordnet30
  • an increase in cost(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    boost, cost increase, rise
    source: wordnet30
  • the amount a salary is increased(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    He got a wage hike.
    Synonym:
    raise, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of hiking; a tramp; a march.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • increase(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The landlord hiked up the rents.
    Synonym:
    boost, enhance, heighten, hike up, raise
    source: wordnet30
  • walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Hike the Rockies.
    source: wordnet30
  • To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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