Let’s talk about the word ‘hike.’
Hike: Noun
- A long walk, especially in the countryside
We are going to go on a hike at the weekend. It is a beautiful September day.
2. an increase in the cost of something, especially large or unexpected
a pay/wage hike ThePM is worried that business owners and corporations might cut jobs in response to a wage hike .
a price/rate/tax hike
a hike in something: The price of gold has seen a huge hike in the past three years. People are afraid of recession.
A recent hike in gas prices made a dent in people’s budgets.
Hike: Verb
- to take a long walk in the countryside
We hiked the forest close to The Niagara River. It was spectacular.
2. to increase the cost of something
hike prices/rates (on sth) The store chain’s CFO announced they were going to hike prices on all products by mid-November.
hike sth by sth The bank hiked interest rates by 3.5 percentage points, the largest increase in a decade.
The grocery stores hiked (up) the prices of food again.
Synonyms of ‘hike’: to walk, to stride, to stroll, march, wander, amble.
Antonyms of ‘hike:’ drop, fall, dip, descent, plunge, dive, decrease, decline, sink, plop, plummet,
Collocations with the word ‘hike:’
ADJ. long/strenuous/ten-mile, two-day, etc.
VERB + HIKE go on a hike: The boys have gone on a long hike with their friends.
PREP. on a hike: They met on a hike. | ~ from, ~ to It’s a long hike from Sydney to Perth.
Idioms with the ‘hike:’
Go take a hike: to get out of here; to go away; to get lost:
Look, I don’t want to buy any of your silly products any more, so why don’t you just go take a hike and leave me alone!
Go take a hike, Tom! I’m sick and tired of your stupidity.
Take a hike: to leave; to beat it:
Okay, I’ve had it with you. Take a hike! Beat it!
I had enough of my supervisor and the whole place, so I cleaned out my desk and took a hike.
