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tramp

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

raise, rise

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

rise, boost

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

march

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

boost

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

expedition, excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip

n. a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

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"

escalation

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

cast, ramble, swan, stray, range, drift, vagabond, wander, roam, rove

v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

jump, derail, run off the rails

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

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

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

advance, bring forward, move forward, bring to front

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

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

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

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

heave

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

boost, shove upward, push upward

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, heft, heave up, heft up

v. lift or elevate

increase

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

decrease, decrement

n. the amount by which something decreases

decrease, decrement

n. the amount by which something decreases

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

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

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