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Hike up

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To lift; to tug or pull upwards. idiomatic, transitive

    "He hiked up his sagging trousers."

  2. 2
    pull up wordnet
  3. 3
    To raise or increase sharply; to hike. idiomatic, transitive

    "They tried to make more money by putting lots of salt in the popcorn and hiking up the price of drinks."

  4. 4
    increase wordnet
  5. 5
    To move upwards; to ride up. idiomatic, intransitive

    "He was wearing a maroon cashmere muffler which had hiked up on his neck, giving him next to no protection against the cold."

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