From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hike
n 1: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a
hike in her spare time" [syn: hike, hiking, tramp]
2: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
[syn: rise, boost, hike, cost increase]
3: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
got a wage hike" [syn: raise, rise, wage hike, hike,
wage increase, salary increase]
v 1: increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" [syn: hike,
hike up, boost]
2: walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We
were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"