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hike
noun
verb
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- H
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- IK
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
haɪk
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
“she enjoys a hike in her spare time”
noun
the amount a salary is increased
“he got a 3% raise”
noun
an increase in cost
“they asked for a 10% rise in rates”
verb
walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
“We were hiking in Colorado”
verb
increase
“The landlord hiked up the rents”
In context
Example Sentences
she enjoys a hike in her spare time
he got a 3% raise
he got a wage hike
they asked for a 10% rise in rates
We were hiking in Colorado
hike the Rockies
The landlord hiked up the rents
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