"hike up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-hike up.ogg Forms: hikes up [present, singular, third-person], hiking up [participle, present], hiked up [participle, past], hiked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} hike up (third-person singular simple present hikes up, present participle hiking up, simple past and past participle hiked up)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To lift; to tug or pull upwards. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-hike_up-en-verb-47PsGK7s
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) To raise or increase sharply; to hike. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-hike_up-en-verb-6ET9pyO~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 48 33 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 14 48 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 50 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 60 26
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic, of clothing) To move upwards; to ride up. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-hike_up-en-verb-W0RdXJ-c

Inflected forms

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        "To lift; to tug or pull upwards."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To lift; to tug or pull upwards."
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic, of clothing) To move upwards; to ride up."
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