Lexic.us

Definition of Hike up

1. Verb. Pull up. "He hitched up his socks and pants"

Definition of Hike up

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To lift; to tug or pull upwards. ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To raise or increase sharply. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hike Up

Literary usage of Hike up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"... hike up, To. To kidnap; to carry off by force. HILL. In use with the Anglo-Saxons. An insulated rise of the ground, usually applied to heights below ..."

2. Adventure Guide Scandinavia by Henrik Berezin (2006)
"From there you will have a two- to three-hour hike up to Kjerag. ... The hike up to Kjerag is quite demanding. It's only six km (3.6 miles) but there is ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Switzerland by Kimberley Rinker (2003)
"From St. Moritz you can the take the bus to Pontresina and then hike up or take ... From there, you can hike up to the Muottas Muragl, where you pick up the ..."

4. Bolivia by Vivien Lougheed (2006)
"The hike up to the top of the falls takes about an hour. ... From there it is an hour or two hike up the plateau to Monkey Lookout Point. ..."

5. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"A hike up AB Mountain will kill a full day. It's 10 miles round-trip, and it has an elevation gain of around 5000 feet, so you'll be hurting by the top. ..."

6. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"A hike up AB Mountain will kill a full day. It's 10 miles round-trip, and it has an elevation gain of around 5000 feet, so you'll be hurting by the top. ..."

7. British Columbia by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2004)
"They've also got a cheaper full-day hike up the Denver Trail; you take the train six miles/10 km to the trailhead, then hike back to the head of the valley, ..."

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