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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hike \Hike\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hiked; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiking.] [Cf. Hitch.]

1.To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like. [Dial. or Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2.To raise with a quick movement. [PJC]

3.To raise (a price) quickly or significantly in a single step. They hiked gasoline prices twenty cents in less than a week. [PJC]

4.(Football) To pass (the ball) from the center to the quarterback at the start of the play; to snap (the ball). [PJC]

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