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HIKE UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hike up mean?
• HIKE UP (verb)
The verb HIKE UP has 2 senses:
Familiarity information: HIKE UP used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pull up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hike up; hitch up
Context example:
He hitched up his socks and pants
Hypernyms (to "hike up" is one way to...):
pull (apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Increase
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
Context example:
The landlord hiked up the rents
Hypernyms (to "hike up" is one way to...):
bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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