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hitchhike
[ hich-hahyk ]
verb (used without object)
- to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
verb (used with object)
- to ask for or get (a ride) by hitchhiking.
noun
- an act or instance of hitchhiking.
hitchhike
/ ˈɪʃˌɪ /
verb
- intr to travel by obtaining free lifts in motor vehicles
Derived Forms
- ˈٳˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٳhe noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of hitchhike1
Example Sentences
After his sophomore year he dropped out to find himself and embarked on a “pre-beatnik hitchhiking” trip and worked construction jobs.
These "hitchhiking intruders" have included a tree frog that emerged from roses at a florist's shop in Sheffield and snakes discovered in ornamental olive trees shipped across mainland Europe.
“I don’t care if you were driving a Bentley or you were hitchhiking to the beach. You knew the Craw and you loved the Craw.”
Some of those who chose to walk up PCH tried their luck hitchhiking with the few vehicles that had been able to cross into the evacuation zone.
He concluded that she had been truthful when she said she had seen Cox kill Denise Galston, but then lied about hitchhiking back to town.
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