hike
Plural: hikes
Noun
- a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
- "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
- an increase in cost
- the amount a salary is increased
- "he got a wage hike"
- A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
- An abrupt increase.
- The snap of the ball to start a play.
- A sharp upward tug to raise something.
Verb
Verb Forms: hiked, hiking, hikes
- To walk a long distance, especially for pleasure.
- increase
- "The landlord hiked up the rents"
- walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
- "hike the Rockies"
- To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.
- To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
- To snap the ball to start a play.
- To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
- To pull up or tug upwards sharply.
Intj
- Let's go; get moving. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher.
Examples
- Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow.
- He had to HIKE through his mental dictionary to find a word for his letters.
- She hiked her skirt up.
- The tenants were not happy with the rent hike.
Origin / 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
boost, cost increase, hike up, hiking, raise, rise, salary increase, tramp, wage hike, wage increase, lean out, sit out
Scrabble Score: 11
hike: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhike: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hike: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary