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   hike

   /hʌɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a long walk or walking tour: "a five-mile hike across rough terrain"
   • ▪ a long distance: informal "it's such a hike from Adelaide to Perth"
   • 2. a sharp increase, especially in price: "a price hike"

   verb

   • 1. walk for a long distance, especially across country: "they hiked across the moors"
   • 2. pull or lift up (something, especially clothing): "Roy hiked up his trousers to reveal his socks"
   • ▪ increase (something, especially a price) sharply: "the government hiked up the price of milk by 40 per cent"

   Word Origin early 19th century (originally dialect, as a verb): of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

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