Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hike up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: hike up
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lift; to tug or pull upwards.

Transitive verb

verb

To raise or increase sharply; to hike.

Transitive verb

verb

To move upwards; to ride up.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"He hiked up his sagging trousers."
"They tried to make more money by putting lots of salt in the popcorn and hiking up the price of drinks."
"He was wearing a maroon cashmere muffler which had hiked up on his neck, giving him next to no protection against the cold."

Usage

Inflected Forms

hikes up (present, singular) hiking up (participle, present) hiked up (participle, past) hiked up (past)

Synonyms

hitch up hike boost

Questions

What does hike up mean?: To lift; to tug or pull upwards.

How to pronounce hike up

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