Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. to send away.

1729		Life of Thomas Neaves 29: If the D—n Bitch the Fence will not pay them back, I will send her Adversaries enough that shall do her Business, and hike her over the Herring-Pond.
1818		‘A. Burton’ Adventures of Johnny Newcome IV 219: The Admiral, who did not like him, Was off the station, glad to hike him.
1950		C. Harris Three-Ha’Pence to the Angel 104: That girl. Know what ter do with ’er: ’ike ’er out of it, if she gets in your way. Don’t let ’er start anything, just tell ’er push orf out.

2. to drag (someone) away.

1856

Melbourne Punch 20 Nov. 3/3: ‘Proposals for a New Slang Dictionary’ [...] HIKE.-Verb active. To grab, to take, to collar, to walk off with the slack of of anything, to tote.

3. (UK Und.) to transport stolen property.

1931

Sunderland Dly Echo 2 Oct. 12/4: ‘Hike’ [...] to carry stolen property.

4. to store up, to put away, esp. a valuable object.

1944

‘Jiver’s Bible’ in D. Burley Orig. Hbk of Harlem Jive.

5. to take someone for a walk, with the implication being that they will be assaulted or killed.

1989

(con. 1950s–60s) in G. Tremlett Little Legs 194: hike to take someone for a walk, usually meaning that the person concerned is going to be assaulted or even killed.