hike

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈhaɪk/ 🇺🇸 /ˈhaɪk/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A long walk, especially in the countryside or wilderness, typically for pleasure or exercise.; A sharp or sudden increase, especially in price, cost, or amount.; The act of pulling or jerking something upward.
  2. verb
    To walk a long distance, especially in the countryside or wilderness, for pleasure or exercise.; To increase something sharply, especially a price, rate, or amount.; To pull or jerk something upward, such as clothing or a body part.; In American football, to snap the ball to the quarterback from the center position.; To walk or travel by means of hitchhiking; to thumb a ride.
  3. noun
    In American football, the act of snapping the ball from the center to the quarterback.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: hikes 3rd sing.: hikes Past: hiked Past part.: hiked Pres part.: hiking

Collocations

go on a hikeprice hikehike uptake a hikehike the trailtax hike

Derivatives

hikerhiking

Synonyms

trekwalkrambletrampincreaseraiseboost

Antonyms

decreasereductioncut

Commonly confused

walk
EN: 'Hike' implies a longer, more strenuous walk, typically in natural or rural settings, while 'walk' is general and can be any distance or setting.
bike
EN: 'Bike' refers to a bicycle or motorcycle; 'hike' refers to walking on foot.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues, but be careful not to confuse 'hike' with 'like' or 'bike' in handwriting.

💬 Examples

  1. We went on a ten-mile hike through the mountains last weekend.

  2. The government announced a hike in fuel taxes.

  3. She gave her socks a quick hike before putting on her boots.

  4. They hiked along the Appalachian Trail for three weeks.

  5. The landlord hiked the rent by twenty percent.

  6. He hiked up his trousers and waded into the stream.

  7. The center hiked the ball to the quarterback on the snap count.

  8. He hiked his way across Europe during the summer.

  9. The hike was slightly off, causing the quarterback to fumble.