hike up
hike up verb: to lift; to tug or pull upwards.
Verb
hike up (third-person singular simple present hikes up, present participle hiking up, simple past and past participle hiked up)
- To lift; to tug or pull upwards.
- He hiked up his sagging trousers.
- 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.
- 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.1955, J. D. Salinger, “Franny”, in Franny and Zooey, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, published 1991, →ISBN, page 4
hike up meaning in Bengali
hike up in Bengali
- তোলা, উপরের দিকে টানা, দ্রুত বাড়ানো, বৃদ্ধি করা, উপরের দিকে সরা, উপরে উঠে আসা
Forms of hike up
| third-person singular present | hikes up |
|---|---|
| present participle | hiking up |
| past participle | hiked up |
| past | hiked up |
Questions about hike up
- What does hike up mean?
- Hike up means to lift; to tug or pull upwards.
- What is hike up in Bengali?
- Hike up in Bengali is তোলা, উপরের দিকে টানা, দ্রুত বাড়ানো. See Hike up meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is hike up?
- Hike up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of hike up?
- The past tense of hike up is hiked up.
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