hike up
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To raise or increase something, especially a price or cost, often sharply or unexpectedly: This meaning focuses on causing something to become higher, typically in a financial or quantitative sense.
- To pull or lift something, especially clothing, upwards with a quick, often jerky motion: This meaning describes a physical action of adjusting an item of clothing to a higher position.
Usage Examples
Verb (increase):
- The company decided to hike up the price of its software subscription.
- They hiked up the admission fees for the concert at the last minute.
Verb (pull up):
- He had to hike up his trousers after wading through the stream.
- She hiked up her skirt to avoid getting it muddy.
Advanced Usage
"hike up" (in economics/business): Often used to describe sudden, significant increases imposed by an authority or market force.
- The new tax policy is expected to hike up production costs for manufacturers.
"hike up" (in informal contexts): Can imply a degree of effort or a quick adjustment.
- He hiked up the backpack onto his shoulders and began the trail.
Variants and Related Words
- Hike (verb/noun): A long walk, especially in the countryside; to go on such a walk. Also used informally to mean an increase (e.g., ).
- Hitch up (phrasal verb): Very similar to the "pull up" meaning of , meaning to pull something, especially clothing, into a higher position.
Synonyms
- Increase, raise, boost, jack up (informal): For the "increase" meaning.
- Pull up, hitch up, hoist, yank up: For the "pull up" meaning.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Hike up does not commonly break down into further phrasal verb constructions. It is itself a phrasal verb with the two distinct meanings outlined above.
Related Idioms
- No specific idioms are commonly formed with . The phrasal verb is used in its literal and figurative senses as described.
Verb
- increase
- The landlord hiked up the rents
- pull up
- He hitched up his socks and pants