Hype vs Hike - What's the difference?
hype | hike |
Promotion or propaganda; especially, exaggerated claims.
To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.
A long walk.
An abrupt increase.
(American football) The snap of the ball to start a play.
A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher
To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.
To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
(American football) To snap the ball to start a play.
(nautical) To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
To pull up or tug upwards sharply.
As nouns the difference between hype and hike
is that hype is promotion or propaganda; especially, exaggerated claims while hike is a long walk.As verbs the difference between hype and hike
is that hype is to promote heavily; to advertise or build up while hike is to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.hype
English
Noun
(en noun)- After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.
Verb
(hyp)- They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.
hike
English
Noun
(en noun)- The tenants were not happy with the rent hike .
Verb
(hik)- Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow.
- She hiked her skirt up.
