to hike up

Examples

• All

• Billy and Amanda wait for Paul as he comes out of the bushes, hiking up his shorts.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Ellen hesitates for a second, then hikes up her skirt and moves through the portal.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Suddenly interrupting herself, she hiked up her skirt as she stepped around a fresh pile of horse droppings.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Discarding any attempt to look casual about what I was doing, I hiked up one side of my skirt for an all-out dash.

  Fiction book (1995)

• But even they received choir robes to wear, robes they hiked up around their waists to keep from tripping.

  Fiction book (1992)

• She hiked up her pants before starting the hike up the mountain.

• After bending down, I had to hike up my shirt to keep it from dragging on the ground.

Synonyms

L

to lift

vsto hike up

553 1.0

To raise something higher by hand or with a machine

pulls clothing up on the body, not general mechanical lifting

E

to elevate

vsto hike up

128 3.9

To move something to a higher place or level

pulls clothing upward on the body rather than formal or technical raising

L

to lift up

vsto hike up

107 1.1

To raise someone or something to a higher place

pulls clothing upward on the body rather than general vertical raising

B

to boost

vsto hike up

21 2.5

To push someone up from below so they reach a higher place

pulls clothing upward on the body rather than pushing up from below

P

to push up

vsto hike up

11 2.1

Move something to a higher place by pushing from below or behind

pulls clothing upward on the body instead of raising by pushing underneath

R

to raise up

vsto hike up

7 2.1

To lift something or someone to a higher place

pulls clothing upward on the body rather than broad upward movement

H

to hitch up

vsto hike up

• Informal

3 4.4

Pull a piece of clothing higher on the body

pulls clothing specifically higher on the body rather than general lifting

H

to heave up

vsto hike up

• Informal

3 4.5

To lift something heavy with a lot of effort

pulls clothing upward without heavy force or strong effort

H

to heft up

vsto hike up

• Informal

1 6.1

To lift something with effort to see how heavy it is

pulls clothing up on the body rather than lifting to judge weight

U

to uprear

vsto hike up

• Archaic

8.8

To lift something to a higher position

pulls clothing upward on the body rather than general or formal raising

T

to trice up

vsto hike up

• Archaic

9.9

To raise something and tie it with a rope

pulls clothing upward on the body without fastening with rope

Antonyms

L

to lower

802 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

How High

to hoist

79 4.7

to yank

196 4.1

to hike up

• Informal

4 3.5

to hitch up

• Informal

3 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology