hike (n), (v)

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to give me your considered opinion concerning the interpretation of the words in bold in the following sentences?

They went on a long hike.

hike = a walk usually for exercise or pleasure

University tuition fee hike will hit 100,000 of this year's unlucky students.

hike (n) = an often abrupt increase or rise/ an increase in cost

He hiked himself onto the top bunk.

"The landlord hiked up the rents"

hike (v) = increase

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V,

[Rover_KE]

All OK except for 'He hiked himself onto the top bunk'.

'He climbed (up) onto the top bunk.'

Rover

[konungursvia]

I think that usage may be fairly acceptable in AmE.