hike
noun
- 1
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
she enjoys a hike in her spare time
- 2
the amount a salary is increased
he got a 3% raise
he got a wage hike
- 3
an increase in cost
they asked for a 10% rise in rates
verb
- 1
walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
We were hiking in Colorado
hike the Rockies
- 2
increase
The landlord hiked up the rents
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