hike
/haɪk/ verb C2- To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise. · Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow.
- To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
- To snap the ball to start a play.
- To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
- To pull up or tug upwards sharply. · She hiked her skirt up.
He/she/it hikes · Past hiked · Past participle hiked · -ing form hiking
Verb forms
- Base form
- hike
- He/she/it
- hikes
- Past
- hiked
- Past participle
- hiked
- -ing form
- hiking
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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I told him I was a busy man and could not spend my life hiking round the world in search of Garridebs.
Camille: If I lived there, I'd go hiking every weekend because the mountains and lakes are amazing.
Dear Diary, today I did the hardest hike of my life.
The first part of the hike was a long, steep climb.
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