HIKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hike mean? 

• HIKE (noun)
  The noun HIKE has 3 senses:

1. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

2. an increase in cost

3. the amount a salary is increased

  Familiarity information: HIKE used as a noun is uncommon.

• HIKE (verb)
  The verb HIKE has 2 senses:

1. increase

2. walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise

  Familiarity information: HIKE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hike; hiking; tramp

Context example:

she enjoys a hike in her spare time

Hypernyms ("hike" is a kind of...):

walk (the act of walking somewhere)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hike"):

trudge (a long difficult walk)

Derivation:

hike (walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An increase in cost

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

boost; cost increase; hike; rise

Context example:

they asked for a 10% rise in rates

Hypernyms ("hike" is a kind of...):

increase; increment (the amount by which something increases)

Derivation:

hike (increase)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The amount a salary is increased

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

hike; raise; rise; salary increase; wage hike; wage increase

Context example:

he got a wage hike

Hypernyms ("hike" is a kind of...):

increase; increment (the amount by which something increases)

Derivation:

hike (increase)

• HIKE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they hike    ... he / she / it hikes   
Past simple: hiked   
Past participle: hiked   
-ing form: hiking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Increase

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

boost; hike; hike up

Context example:

The landlord hiked up the rents

Hypernyms (to "hike" is one way to...):

bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

hike (the amount a salary is increased)

hike (an increase in cost)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

hike the Rockies

Hypernyms (to "hike" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hike"):

tramp (travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition)

backpack; pack (hike with a backpack)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue hike
They hike up the hill

Derivation:

hike (a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure)

hiker (a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure))

 Context examples 

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Made you avoid activities away from restrooms (i.e., walks, running, hiking)?

(OAB-q Short Form - Avoid Activities Away From Restrooms, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Made you avoid activities away from restrooms (i.e., walks, running, hiking)?

(OAB-q - Avoid Activities Away From Restrooms, NCI Thesaurus)

Your sports may range from tennis to rock climbing, golf to hiking.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“An’ of course the dogs can hike along all day with that contraption behind them,” affirmed a second of the men.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)