intj · noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/haɪk/
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rhymes with -aɪk
homophone: haik (one pronunciation)
CMU ARPABET:HH AY1 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
intj
Meaning 1
Let's go; get moving. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An abrupt increase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The tenants were not happy with the rent hike.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: cut, decrease
4
noun
Meaning 4
The snap of the ball to start a play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We were hiking in Colorado
hike the Rockies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: walk
Narrower terms: tramp, backpack, pack
15
verb
Meaning 15
increase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The landlord hiked up the rents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hike up, boost
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
History
Etymology
From English dialectal hyke (“to walk vigorously”), probably a Northern form of hitch, from Middle English hytchen, hichen, icchen (“to move, jerk, stir”). Cognate with Scots hyke (“to move with a jerk”), dialectal German hicken (“to hobble, walk with a limp”), Danish hinke (“to hop”).
Across languages
Translations
112 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
արշավ
(aršav)
— a long walk
Belarusian:
пахо́д
(paxód)
— a long walk
Belarusian:
экску́рсія
(ekskúrsija)
— a long walk
Bulgarian:
по́ход
(póhod)
— a long walk
Bulgarian:
екскурзия
(ekskurzija)
— a long walk
Catalan:
caminada
— a long walk
Chinese Cantonese:
行山
(haang4 saan1)
— a long walk
Chinese Mandarin:
遠足 /远足
(yuǎnzú)
— a long walk
Danish:
vandring
— a long walk
Danish:
vandretur
— a long walk
Dutch:
wandeling
— a long walk
Estonian:
matk
— a long walk
Finnish:
patikkaretki
— a long walk
Finnish:
vaellus
— a long walk
French:
randonnée
— a long walk
Galician:
andaina
— a long walk
Galician:
camiñada
— a long walk
German:
Wanderung
— a long walk
Hungarian:
túra
— a long walk
Hungarian:
gyalogtúra
— a long walk
Italian:
camminata
— a long walk
Italian:
passeggiata
— a long walk
Italian:
escursione
— a long walk
Japanese:
散策
(sansaku)
— a long walk
Japanese:
ハイキング
(haikingu)
— a long walk
Japanese:
遠足
(ensoku)
— a long walk
Japanese:
ハイク
(haiku)
— a long walk
Korean:
등산
(deungsan)
— a long walk
Korean:
하이킹
(haiking)
— a long walk
Korean:
산책
(sanchaek)
— a long walk
Lithuanian:
žygis
— a long walk
Norwegian:
vandring
— a long walk
Norwegian Bokmål:
fottur
— a long walk
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fottur
— a long walk
Occitan:
escorreguda
— a long walk
Occitan:
caminada
— a long walk
Occitan:
excursion
— a long walk
Occitan:
passejada
— a long walk
Persian:
کوهنوردی
— a long walk
Polish:
wędrówka
— a long walk
Polish:
piesza wycieczka
— a long walk
Portuguese:
caminhada
— a long walk
Portuguese:
passeio
— a long walk
Portuguese:
excursão
— a long walk
Russian:
похо́д
(poxód)
— a long walk
Russian:
экску́рсия
(ekskúrsija)
— a long walk
Russian:
прогу́лка
(progúlka)
— a long walk
Serbo-Croatian:
planinarenje
— a long walk
Spanish:
caminata
— a long walk
Swedish:
vandring
— a long walk
Ukrainian:
похі́д
(poxíd)
— a long walk
Ukrainian:
екску́рсія
(ekskúrsija)
— a long walk
Vietnamese:
cuộc đi bộ đường dài
— a long walk
Bulgarian:
повишение
(povišenie)
— an abrupt increase
Chinese Mandarin:
猛漲 /猛涨
(měngzhǎng)
— an abrupt increase
Chinese Mandarin:
激增
(jīzēng)
— an abrupt increase
Dutch:
plotse stijging
— an abrupt increase
Finnish:
nousu
— an abrupt increase
Finnish:
korotus
— an abrupt increase
French:
hausse
— an abrupt increase
French:
augmentation
— an abrupt increase
Hungarian:
emelkedés
— an abrupt increase
Italian:
impennata
— an abrupt increase
Italian:
balzo
— an abrupt increase
Italian:
aumento
— an abrupt increase
Japanese:
急上昇
(kyūjōshō)
— an abrupt increase
Japanese:
急騰
(kyūtō)
— an abrupt increase
Russian:
повыше́ние
(povyšénije)
— an abrupt increase
Russian:
подъём
(podʺjóm)
— an abrupt increase
Spanish:
suba
— an abrupt increase
Spanish:
aumento
— an abrupt increase
Swedish:
stegring
— an abrupt increase
Swedish:
höjning
— an abrupt increase
German:
Snap
— the snap of the ball to start a play
Catalan:
fer senderisme
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Catalan:
fer caminada
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Catalan:
caminar
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Chinese Mandarin:
遠足 /远足
(yuǎnzú)
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Danish:
vandre
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Dutch:
hiken
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Dutch:
wandelen
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Estonian:
matkama
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Finnish:
retkeillä
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Finnish:
patikoida
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
French:
partir en randonnée
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
French:
randonner
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
German:
wandern
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Hungarian:
túrázik
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Italian:
fare un'escursione
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Italian:
fare trekking
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Italian:
camminare
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Japanese:
散策する
(sansaku suru)
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Japanese:
ハイキングする
(haikingu suru)
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Korean:
등산하다
(deungsanhada)
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Korean:
산책하다
(sanchaekhada)
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Lithuanian:
žygėti
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Māori:
haere pakituri
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Māori:
hīkoi
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Polish:
wędrować
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Portuguese:
fazer/dar uma caminhada
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Portuguese:
andarilhar
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Portuguese:
caminar
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Russian:
броди́ть
(brodítʹ)
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Russian:
путеше́ствовать
(putešéstvovatʹ)
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Russian:
гуля́ть
(guljátʹ)
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Spanish:
caminar
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Spanish:
senderear
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Swedish:
vandra
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Vietnamese:
đi bộ đường dài
— to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise
Japanese:
急上昇する
(kyūjōshō suru)
— to unfairly or suddenly raise a price
Japanese:
急騰する
(kyūtō suru)
— to unfairly or suddenly raise a price
Russian:
задрать цену
(zadratʹ cenu)
— to unfairly or suddenly raise a price