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• Hike — Hike, n. 1. The act of hiking. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure or exercise; a tramp; a march. [WordNet sense 1] [PJC] With every hike there s a few laid out with their hands crossed. Scribner s Mag. [Webster… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hike — ▪ I. hike hike 1 [haɪk] noun [countable] informal a large increase in prices, taxes, or interest rate S: hike in • The government is proposing massive hikes in taxation …   Financial and business terms

• hike — [[t]ha͟ɪk[/t]] hikes, hiking, hiked 1) N COUNT A hike is a long walk in the country, especially one that you go on for pleasure. Syn: walk 2) VERB If you hike, you go for a long walk in the country. [V prep/adv] You could hike through the Fish… …   English dictionary

• hike — 01. We were [hiking] along the coast when we saw a bear. 02. They [hiked] through the hills for about three hours. 03. There were lots of [hikers] on the trails today. 04. The bank has [hiked] interest rates by almost a full percentage point. 05 …   Grammatical examples in English

• hike — hike1 [ haık ] noun count 1. ) a long walk in the countryside: We went for a hike through the woods on Sunday. take a hike: Let s take a hike tomorrow. 2. ) INFORMAL a sudden large increase in the amount or level of something: Economists are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hike — I UK [haɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms hike : singular hike plural hikes 1) a long walk in the countryside We went for a hike through the woods on Sunday. 2) informal a sudden large increase in the amount or level of something Economists… …   English dictionary

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