hiked; hiking
1
a
: to go on a hike
b
: to travel by any means
2
: to rise up
especially
: to work upward out of place
skirt had hiked up in back
1
a
: to move, pull, or raise with a sudden motion
hiked himself onto the top bunk
c
: to raise in amount sharply or suddenly
hike rents
2
: to take on a hike
3
: to traverse on a hike
hike a trail
hiker
noun
1
: a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise see also take a hike
2
: an increase especially in quantity or amount
a new wage hike
3
Examples of hike in a Sentence
Verb
We spent the afternoon hiking around the lake.
She hiked 10 miles in the hot desert sun.
We hiked some of the shorter trails.
Our neighbors spent their vacation hiking the Rockies.
The state keeps hiking the tax on cigarettes.
There's talk of hiking the eligibility age.
I hiked myself onto the ledge.
Noun
We went for a hike around the lake.
The school lost a number of students after the tuition hike.
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Pena hopes anybody who has hiked in or otherwise used wilderness in and around Orange County will speak up to protect the rule.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Inexplicably, six Republicans in the Assembly and one in the Senate agreed to vote for AB 1768, thereby allowing many Democrats to skip the politically risky vote to enable yet another tax hike on working people.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 10 June 2026
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Verb
Today, visitors can hike miles of trails and take a scenic drive through the bluffs.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Pena hopes anybody who has hiked in or otherwise used wilderness in and around Orange County will speak up to protect the rule.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Noun
Day hikes such as the Bright Angel Point Trail highlight the dramatic canyon views, but be careful as the trails can get steep.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Inexplicably, six Republicans in the Assembly and one in the Senate agreed to vote for AB 1768, thereby allowing many Democrats to skip the politically risky vote to enable yet another tax hike on working people.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 10 June 2026
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hike. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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