hike
IPA: hˈaɪk
noun
- A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
- An abrupt increase.
- (American football) The snap of the ball to start a play.
- A sharp upward tug to raise something.
verb
- To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.
- To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
- (American football) To snap the ball to start a play.
- (nautical) 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.
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Examples of "hike" in Sentences
- They can also hike to the panorama restaurant at the top of the mountain.
- The hike of The Narrows is one of the premier hikes on the Colorado Plateau.
- Much more accessible is the hike to the lake within the caldera of the mountain.
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