HIKE
Dictionary entry overview: What does hike mean?
• HIKE (noun)
The noun HIKE has 3 senses:
1. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
2. an increase in cost
3. the amount a salary is increased
Familiarity information: HIKE used as a noun is uncommon.
• HIKE (verb)
The verb HIKE has 2 senses:
1. increase
2. walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
Familiarity information: HIKE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HIKE (noun)
Meaning:
A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hike; hiking; tramp
Context example:
she enjoys a hike in her spare time
Hypernyms ("hike" is a kind of...):
walk (the act of walking somewhere)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hike"):
trudge (a long difficult walk)
Meaning:
An increase in cost
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
cost increase; hike; boost; rise
Context example:
they asked for a 10% rise in rates
Hypernyms ("hike" is a kind of...):
increase; increment (the amount by which something increases)
Meaning:
The amount a salary is increased
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
wage increase; wage hike; salary increase; raise; hike; rise
Context examples:
he got a 3% raise / he got a wage hike
Hypernyms ("hike" is a kind of...):
increase; increment (the amount by which something increases)
• HIKE (verb)
Meaning:
Increase
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
boost; hike; hike up
Context example:
The landlord hiked up the rents
Hypernyms (to "hike" is one way to...):
bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
We were hiking in Colorado / hike the Rockies
Hypernyms (to "hike" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hike"):
tramp (travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition)
backpack; pack (hike with a backpack)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue hike
They hike up the hill
