hike

 
Pronunciation: /hʌɪk/

noun

  • 1a long walk or walking tour: a five-mile hike across rough terrain
  • informal a long distance: it’s such a hike from Adelaide to Perth
  • 2a sharp increase, especially in price or cost: fears of a hike in interest rates

verb

  • 1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] walk for a long distance, especially across country: they hiked across the moors (as noun hiking) she enjoys hiking and climbing in her spare time
  • 2 [with object] pull or lift up (something, especially clothing): Roy hiked up his trousers to reveal his socks
  • increase (something, especially a price) sharply: the government hiked up the price of milk by 40 per cent

Phrases

take a hike

[usually in imperative] informal, chiefly North American go away (used as an expression of irritation or annoyance).

Derivatives

hiker

noun

Origin:

early 19th century (originally dialect, as a verb): of unknown origin