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- [hahyk]
- /haɪk/
- /haɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahyk]
- /haɪk/
Definitions of hiked word
- verb without object hiked to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like. 1
- verb without object hiked 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 hiked Nautical. to hold oneself outboard on the windward side of a heeling sailboat to reduce the amount of heel. 1
- verb with object hiked to move, draw, or raise with a jerk (often followed by up): to hike up one's socks. 1
- verb with object hiked to increase, often sharply and unexpectedly: to hike the price of milk. 1
- noun hiked a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like. 1
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Origin of hiked
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; perhaps dialectal variant of hitch1
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Parts of speech for Hiked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hiked 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".
hiked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hiked
noun hiked
- trekked — to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty.
- climbed — simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- tramped — to tread or walk with a firm, heavy, resounding step.
- slogged — to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
- tripped — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
verb hiked
- explored — Simple past tense and past participle of explore.
- strolled — to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk: to stroll along the beach.
- hoofed — having hoofs; ungulate.
- stumped — 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.
- traveled — used or designed for use while traveling: a travel alarm clock.