Definition of hikes Hikes

/hajˈks/ - [hayks] -

We found 3 definitions of hikes from 2 different sources.

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What does hikes mean?

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  • hikes (Noun)
    Plural of hike.

Part of speech

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  • hikes, verb, present, 3rd person singular of hike (infinitive).
  • hikes, noun, plural of hike.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: hikes

hike - a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
  hiking, tramp
  walk the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
hike - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
  raise, rise, wage hike, wage increase, salary increase
  increment, increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
hike - an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
  rise, boost, cost increase
  increment, increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

Verb

hikes, hiking, hiked  

hike - walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"
  walk obtain a base on balls
  athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
  tramp cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"
  backpack, pack hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
hike - increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
  hike up, boost
  elevate, bring up, get up, lift, raise cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
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  • hike (Noun)
    A long walk.
  • hike (Noun)
    An abrupt increase.
  • hike (Noun)
    The snap of the ball to start a play.
  • hike (Noun)
    A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher.
  • hike (Verb)
    To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.
  • hike (Verb)
    To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
  • hike (Verb)
    To snap the ball to start a play.
  • hike (Verb)
    To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
  • hike (Verb)
    To pull up or tug upwards sharply.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hike
    To walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • hike
    A brief equivalent to "Be off," "Go away." It is generally used in a contemptuous sense; as, he was "hiked off"--that is, dismissed at once, or in a hurry. To swing.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • hike
    To hike off; to run away. CANT.

Part of speech

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  • hike, verb, present, 1st person singular of hike (infinitive).
  • hike, verb (infinitive).
  • hike, noun, singular of hikes.

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hikes in sign language
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