hike :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

rise, boost, hike, cost increase

n. an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

hike, hiking, tramp

n. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"

raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase

n. the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"

hike

v. walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"

hike, hike up, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

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escalation

n. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

junket

n. a trip taken by an official at public expense

trek

n. a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)

drive, ride

n. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"

march

n. a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"

wander

v. go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

derail, jump

v. run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

advance, bring forward

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

intensify

v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

heave, heave up, heft, heft up

v. lift or elevate

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

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decrease, decrement

n. the amount by which something decreases

decrease, decrement

n. the amount by which something decreases

lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

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