Associations to the word «Hike»
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Wiktionary
HIKE, noun. A long walk.
HIKE, noun. An abrupt increase.
HIKE, noun. (American football) The snap of the ball to start a play.
HIKE, noun. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher
HIKE, verb. To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.
HIKE, verb. To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
HIKE, verb. (American football) To snap the ball to start a play.
HIKE, verb. (nautical) To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
HIKE, verb. To pull up or tug upwards sharply.
HIKE UP, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To lift; to tug or pull upwards.
HIKE UP, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To raise or increase sharply.
Dictionary definition
HIKE, noun. A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time".
HIKE, noun. An increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates".
HIKE, noun. The amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike".
HIKE, verb. Increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents".
HIKE, verb. Walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies".
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Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.