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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

/ ˈ³óɪ³Ùʃˌ³ó²¹Éª°ì /

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

  • ˈ³ó¾±³Ù³¦³óËŒ³ó¾±°ì±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó¾±³Ù³¦³óh¾±°ìe°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog 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.â€

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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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Once in the woods, Napoletano asked to be let out of the car to go to the bathroom, and hitchhiked back to Placerville.

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