What does hike mean?
Definitions for hike
haɪkhike
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hike.
Princeton's WordNet
hike, hiking, trampnoun
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
"she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
rise, boost, hike, cost increasenoun
an increase in cost
"they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increaseverb
the amount a salary is increased
"he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
hike, hike up, boostverb
increase
"The landlord hiked up the rents"
hikeverb
walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
"We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"
GCIDE
Hikeverb
To raise with a quick movement.
Hikeverb
To raise (a price) quickly or significantly in a single step. They hiked gasoline prices twenty cents in less than a week.
Hikeverb
(Football) To pass (the ball) from the center to the quarterback at the start of the play; to snap (the ball).
Hikeverb
to take a long walk, especially for pleasure or exercise.
Wiktionary
hikenoun
A long walk.
hikenoun
An abrupt increase.
The tenants were not happy with the rent hike.
hikenoun
The snap of the ball to start a play.
hikenoun
A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher
hikeverb
To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.
hikeverb
To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
hikeverb
To snap the ball to start a play.
hikeverb
To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counter-balance the effects of the wind on the sails.
hikeverb
To pull up or tug upwards sharply.
Etymology: From English dialectal hyke, probably a Northern form of hitch, from hytchen, hichen, icchen. Cognate with hyke, dialectal hicken, hinke. More at hick.
ChatGPT
hike
A hike is a long walk or journey, typically in the countryside or wilderness, undertaken for leisure, exercise or to explore nature. It often involves following a trail or path and can vary in difficulty, duration and distance. Hiking can also involve walking uphill or mountain climbing, often requiring specific gear and physical strength.
Wikidata
hike
These sites require hiking in more than 1/8 mile from the road to reach the launch.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
hike
A brief equivalent to "Be off," "Go away." It is generally used in a contemptuous sense; as, he was "hiked off"--that is, dismissed at once, or in a hurry. To swing.
Suggested Resources
HIKE
What does HIKE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HIKE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HIKE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hike is ranked #69170 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hike surname appeared 284 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hike.
77.8% or 221 total occurrences were White.
17.9% or 51 total occurrences were Black.
1.7% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hike in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of hike in a Sentence
If we see a job figure that is largely in line with market consensus and if Yellen maintains a positive tone on rate hikes, I think the chances of a rate hike in June is pretty high.
The later the lockdowns are imposed, the stricter and probably longer they are, if that were to happen, the market’s optimism that the Bank of England might dare a lift-off, i.e. the first rate hike, might be shattered somewhat.
The retail sales (data) is just another piece of the economic puzzle and one that investors have been waiting for, the Fed will definitely get one rate hike under its belt this year, and another one next year.
We already have a deal so the strike is off, we have just signed a 31.5 percent hike.
As a bank we have pushed out our call for a 25 basis point rate hike by one year to November 2020 from November 2019.
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Translations for hike
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- رفعArabic
- caminadaCatalan, Valencian
- Wanderung, wandernGerman
- caminataSpanish
- partir en randonnée, randonnée, randonnerFrench
- passeggiata, balzo, fare un'escursione, escursione, impennata, camminata, aumentoItalian
- 遠足, ハイキング, 急騰, 散策, 急上昇Japanese
- wandeling, plotse stijgingDutch
- gåtur, vandringNorwegian
- wędrówkaPolish
- fazer uma caminhadaPortuguese
- гулять, путешествовать, экскурсия, повышение, поход, прогулка, подъём, бродитьRussian
- vandring, vandraSwedish
- உயர்வுTamil
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