hike up

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hike (something) up

to raise something, such as prices, interest rates, a skirt, pants legs, etc. The grocery store is always hiking prices up. She hiked up her skirt so she could wade across the creek.

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Why not hike up Mount Kilimanjaro, go horse riding across Mongolia or visit volcanoes in Ecuador? STRAIGHT TO THE point by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) There is clearly no incentive for this grossly inefficient state company to save money when they can hike up the cost of their product at will. IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: We need the power to halt soaring prices by The Mirror (London, England) TV bosses were forced to hike up her fees when she threatened to quit. OPRAH SIGNS UP pounds 60m TELLY DEAL by O'carroll, Lisa / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			hide behind hide face in shame hide from hide head in the sand hide in hide light under a bushel hide nor hair hide out high high and dry high and mighty high as a kite high jinks high man on the totem pole high muck-a-muck high roller high-and-mighty high-pressure into highly highly-strung hightail it out of highway highway robbery highways and byways hike hike up hill him himself hind hind end hinder from hindmost hindside first hinge on hint hint at hint for hint to hip hip to hire hire away hire out his hiss hiss at hiss off hiss out hissy history			Hijra Hijra Hijra (disambiguation) Hijra Calendar Hijrah Hijrah Hijrah Hijrah Hijrah Hijrah Calendar Hijrah Strategic Advisory Group Hijras Hijri Hijri calendar HIJSM HIK Hikanodon Hikanodon Hikaru no Go Hikayat hike hike hike hike hike Hike Arizona Hike for Discovery hike in prices hike out hike out hike up Hike Your Own Hike hiked hiked hiked hiker hiker hiker hiker Hikers Hikers Hikers Hikers Against Doo-Doo hikes hikes hikes Hikes Point Area Business Association Hikihito Hikihito Hikihito Hikihito Hikine hiking hiking hiking hiking Hiking (land) Hiking (land) Hiking and Recreation with Kids Hiking boot Hiking boots

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