Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - hike

~1 n 1 a long walk in the mountains or countryside  (a hike in the woods) 2 especially AmE informal a large increase in prices, wages, taxes etc  (a petition against the proposed tax hikes) 3 take a hike AmE spoken used to tell someone rudely to go away ~2 v 1 to walk a long way in the mountains or countryside  (hike sth AmE)  (He wants to hike the Himalayas. | go hiking)  (The kids often go hiking at weekends.)  (- compare walking1 (1)) 2 also hike sth up especially AmE to increase prices, taxes, fees etc, especially by a large amount hike sth up 1 especially AmE informal to lift up a piece of your clothing  (She hiked her skirt up to climb the stairs.) 2 hike2 (2)