climb vs hike

climb

noun
  • An act of climbing. 

  • The act of getting to somewhere more elevated. 

  • An upwards struggle 

verb
  • To mount; to move upwards on. 

  • To move to a higher position on the social ladder. 

  • to jump high 

  • Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something. 

  • To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet. 

  • to practise the sport of climbing 

  • To scale; to get to the top of something. 

  • To ascend; rise; to go up. 

hike

noun
  • A sharp upward tug to raise something. 

  • A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. 

  • An abrupt increase. 

  • The snap of the ball to start a play. 

verb
  • To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise. 

  • To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails. 

  • To unfairly or suddenly raise a price. 

  • To pull up or tug upwards sharply. 

  • To snap the ball to start a play. 

intj
  • Let's go; get moving. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher. 

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