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hitchhike

[ hich-hahyk ]

verb (used without object)

hitchhiked, hitchhiking.
  1. to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.


verb (used with object)

hitchhiked, hitchhiking.
  1. to ask for or get (a ride) by hitchhiking.

noun

  1. an act or instance of hitchhiking.

hitchhike

/ ˈɪʃˌɪ /

verb

  1. intr to travel by obtaining free lifts in motor vehicles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱳ٳˌ󾱰, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 󾱳ٳhe noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hitchhike1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; hitch 1 + hike
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After his sophomore year he dropped out to find himself and embarked on a “pre-beatnik hitchhiking” trip and worked construction jobs.

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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.

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“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.”

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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.

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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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