hike  (h īk)
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v. hiked, hik·ing, hikes v.intr.1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise, especially in a natural setting. 2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place: My coat had hiked up in the back. v.tr.1. To travel over on foot for pleasure or exercise: hiked the Appalachian Trail. 2. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly: shopkeepers who hiked their prices for the tourist trade. 3. To pull or raise with a sudden motion; hitch: hiked myself onto the stone wall; hiked up her knee socks. 4. Football To snap (the ball). n.1. A long walk or march: went for a hike to the lake. 2. An often abrupt increase or rise: a price hike. Phrasal Verb: hike out Nautical To sit and lean backward or be suspended beyond the high side of a heeling sailboat in order to counterbalance the heel. Idiom: take a hike Slang To leave because one's presence is unwanted. Often used in the imperative.
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