haɪk n. & v. --n. 1 a long
country walk,
esp.
with rucksacks etc. 2 esp. US an
increase (of prices etc.). --v. 1 intr. walk, esp.
across country,
for a long
distance, esp. with
boots,
rucksack, etc. 2 (usu. foll. by up) a tr.
hitch up (clothing etc.);
hoist;
shove. b intr.
work upwards
out of
place,
become hitched
up. 3 tr. esp. US increase (prices etc.). øøhiker n. [19th-c. dial.: orig. unkn.]