hike

CEFRA2

/haɪk/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To walk a long distance, especially in the countryside.

  2. 02

    noun

    A long walk in the countryside or mountains.

Examples

  • Can you hike for days in the wilderness without seeing anyone?

  • Let's take advantage of the vacation to go on a hike.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. An abrupt increase.

  2. The snap of the ball to start a play.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.

More examples

In context

  • Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow.

  • The tenants were not happy with the rent hike.

  • She hiked her skirt up.

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From English dialectal hyke (“to walk vigorously”), probably a Northern form of hitch, from Middle English hytchen, hichen, icchen (“to move, jerk, stir”). Cognate with Scots hyke (“to move with a jerk”), dialectal German hicken (“to hobble, walk with a limp”), Danish hinke (“to hop”).