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Synonyms for hike

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : hahyk
Phonetic Transcription : haɪk

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Origin :
  • 1809, hyke "to walk vigorously," an English dialectal word of unknown origin. A yike from 1736 answers to the sense.
  • HIKE, v. to go away. It is generally used in a contemptuous sense. Ex. "Come, hike," i.e. take yourself off; begone. [Rev. Robert Forby, "The Vocabulary of East Anglia," London, 1830]
  • Sense of "pull up" (as pants) first recorded 1873 in American English, and may be a variant of hitch; extended sense of "raise" (as wages) is 1867. Related: Hiked; hiking. The noun is from 1865.
  • noun journey by foot
  • verb walk for recreation
  • verb raise, increase
Example sentences :
  • Poked an old Civil War pistol out of the window and told me to hike.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • "Hike out the foot-boards; they slide in them grooves," said Dan.
  • Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
  • We don't know ourselves just how far we expect to hike this afternoon.
  • Extract from : « The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour » by George A. Warren
  • The hike was started and continued for three miles, so did the rain.
  • Extract from : « The Delta of the Triple Elevens » by William Elmer Bachman
  • Nothing to do but hike in a marsuit or sun oneself under a dome.
  • Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
  • He told us we had a long night drive ahead of us, and had better be on the hike.
  • Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather
  • We chucked away mos' every last thing on that hike but canteens an' rifles.
  • Extract from : « Humorous Ghost Stories » by Dorothy Scarborough
  • After starting, do not drink anything until the end of the hike.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
  • "Get ready to hike," ordered Dick Crawford, as he reached the Scouts.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scout Automobilists » by Robert Maitland
  • Verny, do you know of any places one might choose for an objective on a hike?
  • Extract from : « Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

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