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- [hahyk]
- /haɪk/
- /haɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahyk]
- /haɪk/
Definitions of hike word
- verb without object hike to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like. 1
- verb without object hike to move up or rise, as out of place or position (often followed by up): My shirt hikes up if I don't wear a belt. 1
- verb without object hike Nautical. to hold oneself outboard on the windward side of a heeling sailboat to reduce the amount of heel. 1
- verb with object hike to move, draw, or raise with a jerk (often followed by up): to hike up one's socks. 1
- verb with object hike to increase, often sharply and unexpectedly: to hike the price of milk. 1
- noun hike a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like. 1
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Origin of hike
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; perhaps dialectal variant of hitch1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hike usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hike
noun hike
- trek — to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty.
- trip — a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
- traipse — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
- march — to touch at the border; border.
- ramble — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
verb hike
- stroll — to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk: to stroll along the beach.
- stump — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- rove — to wander about without definite destination; move hither and thither at random, especially over a wide area.
- hoof — the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
- travel — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
Antonyms for hike
verb hike
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
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