hike up

• Фразовый глагол, означающий подтягивать или поднимать что-либо, особенно одежду, или резко увеличивать что-либо.

A phrasal verb meaning to pull or raise something up, especially clothing, or to increase something sharply.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Increase sharplyinformalamerican

   To raise or increase something, especially prices or costs, often suddenly.

   Резко повысить

   • The store hiked up the prices during the holiday season.
   • They hiked up the rent without any warning.
   • The company hiked up the fees for their services.

   Synonymsboostbump upescalateincreaseinflatejack upmark uppush upraise

   Antonymscutdecreasedroplowerreduce

2. Pull up clothinginformal

   To pull up a piece of clothing, such as pants or a skirt, to make it fit better or stay in place.

   Подтянуть одежду

   • He hiked up his trousers before sitting down.
   • She hiked up her skirt to climb over the fence.
   • The child hiked up his socks after they fell down.

   Synonymshitch uphoistliftpull upraise

Base verbhike