increment vs hike

increment and hike both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
increment	Yes	No	No	No
hike	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hike is a hyponym of increment; that is, hike is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increment:

increment (noun)	hike (noun)
the amount by which something increases	a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important	the amount a salary is increased
	an increase in cost

increment (verb)	hike (verb)
	walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
	increase