hike up

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hike up

verb hikes up · hiking up · hiked up

idiomatic, transitive To lift; to tug or pull upwards. He hiked up his sagging trousers.
idiomatic, transitive To raise or increase sharply; to hike. They tried to make more money by putting lots of salt in the popcorn and hiking up the price of drinks.
idiomatic, intransitive, of clothing To move upwards; to ride up. 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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verb (transitive, idiomatic) To lift; to tug or pull upwards.

Español	arregazar, regazar

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@misc{hike_up_2026,
  title = {hike up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hike%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}