Standard Lemma guide

hike

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/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A sharp upward tug to raise something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To snap the ball to start a play.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To pull up or tug upwards sharply.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She hiked her skirt up.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she enjoys a hike in her spare time

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hiking, tramp

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: walk

Narrower terms: trudge

12

noun

Meaning 12

the amount a salary is increased

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he got a 3% raise
  • he got a wage hike

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: raise, rise, wage hike, wage increase, salary increase

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: increase, increment

13

noun

Meaning 13

an increase in cost

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they asked for a 10% rise in rates

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rise, boost, cost increase

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: increase, increment

14

verb

Meaning 14

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