to hike up

Examples

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• Also, hyperinflation hikes up the cost of fuel and energy, which also causes business contraction and ultimately recession. There is no easy fix.

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• As demand for housing increases, the city is likely to hike up property taxes.

• I think they would hike up business taxes.

  Rob Moore

• And now that quiet luxury is becoming more popular, brands are actually hiking up the prices of their quiet luxury items.

  Zoe Hong

• "That dramatically hikes up the number of hospital and emergency department visits," she said.

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• We have Skype and other means to talk around the world before our taxes get hiked up for long trips.

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• If we're looking to take money out of the wallets of drug users, why not hike up the fines for people who break the existing drug laws?

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• The recent supply shortage has forced companies to hike up their prices significantly.

• Due to inflation, many restaurants are hiking up their menu prices this year.

Synonyms

R

to raise

vsto hike up

∞ 2.9

To make an amount, level, or value higher

is focused on sudden sharp increases rather than general growth

R

to rise

vsto hike up

904 1.0

To become greater in amount or strength

is specifically sudden and sharp rather than any gradual uplift

G

to go up

vsto hike up

454 1.5

To become higher in price or amount

is narrower, meaning a sudden sharp increase rather than any rise

B

to boost

vsto hike up

265 2.5

To make something increase or work better

is about sudden sharp numerical rises rather than general improvement

E

to escalate

vsto hike up

220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

is more narrowly about quick sharp upward jumps rather than escalation

C

to climb

vsto hike up

146 2.2

Rise to a higher level, for example prices or numbers

is specifically about sudden sharp increases rather than steady climbs

J

to jump

vsto hike up

144 2.1

To rise suddenly by a large amount

means an even sharper abrupt increase in amount

S

to soar

vsto hike up

96 3.4

To rise quickly to a very high level, for example prices or temperatures

is the same rapid upward move but the key stresses suddenness more

S

to step up

vsto hike up

74 3.4

Make something greater in amount, speed or strength

focuses on abrupt sharp rises rather than planned gradual increases

S

to skyrocket

vsto hike up

52 4.1

To rise very quickly to a high level

is similar but the key is a general sudden sharp increase

S

to spike

vsto hike up

51 3.4

To rise suddenly and sharply

is about sudden sharp increase often applied to monetary figures

R

to ramp up

vsto hike up

47 4.1

To increase something, especially its amount or speed

is more sudden and sharp rather than gradual ramping up

S

to surge

vsto hike up

41 3.7

To rise suddenly and strongly in amount or number

is focused on sharp monetary or numeric increases rather than power alone

D

to drive up

vsto hike up

39 3.9

To make prices rise to a higher level, often quickly

is similar but the key is a direct description of sudden sharp increase

C

to crank up

vsto hike up

• Informal

39 3.8

To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production

is specific to sharp jumps in numeric measures rather than machines

R

to run up

vsto hike up

32 4.0

Owe a lot of money quickly

describes sudden sharp increases in amounts rather than gradual accumulation

I

to inflate

vsto hike up

30 4.4

To make the amount or price of something increase

overlaps but the key stresses abruptness rather than the causal process

H

to hike

vsto hike up

25 3.6

To raise a price or fee suddenly by a large amount

focuses on sudden sharp rises specifically rather than general large increases

S

to shoot up

vsto hike up

25 4.1

Rise quickly to a much higher level

adds the idea of suddenness with particular emphasis on speed

B

to bump up

vsto hike up

23 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

is similar but requires a sharp sudden rise rather than mere noticeability

J

to jack up

vsto hike up

• Informal

12 5.9

To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot

matches suddenness but is slightly more focused on large size

R

to rocket

vsto hike up

11 4.1

To increase very quickly

portrays abrupt rapid rises that match the key's suddenness

U

to up

vsto hike up

9 1.3

Make an amount or level higher

is the sudden sharp form of that general upward action

G

to go ballistic

vsto hike up

3 5.9

Rise very quickly, for example prices or demand

matches sudden quick rises though the key targets monetary amounts more

R

to rocket up

vsto hike up

2 4.4

Increase very quickly to a much higher level

shares sudden sharp growth but reads as a slightly stronger verb

S

to soar up

vsto hike up

1 3.8

Rise very quickly to a much higher level

is similar but the key is used specifically for sharp sudden rises

H

to hike up the prices

vsto hike up

1 4.8

To raise prices by a large amount, often suddenly

is the same sharp sudden rise but used as a general action

S

to soar upwards

vsto hike up

3.4

Rise quickly to a much higher level, for example prices or temperatures

matches fast rises yet the key focuses also on sharp jumps

C

to crank up to eleven

vsto hike up

• Slang

8.6

To increase something to its highest or most extreme level

describes sudden sharp rises but the key does not demand extremity

B

to bump up the budget

vsto hike up

3.9

To increase the money available for a project or plan

is about sudden sharp rises in general amounts not only budgets

U

to upswell

vsto hike up

7.2

To rise suddenly in amount or feeling

is the common sudden sharp increase phrasing used for amounts

Antonyms

L

to lower

802 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

How Much

to skyrocket

52 4.1

to hike up

3 4.8

to spike

51 3.4

to increase

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology