hitchhike
verb
hitch·hike
ˈhich-ˌhīk 
hitchhiked; hitchhiking; hitchhikes
1
: to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles
2
: to be carried or transported by chance or unintentionally
destructive insects hitchhiking on ships
: to solicit and obtain (a free ride) especially in a passing vehicle
hitchhiker
noun
Examples of hitchhike in a Sentence
Her car broke down, so she had to hitchhike back home.
He hitchhiked his way across the country last summer.
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This lounge has custom drinks with the best names (my favorite was Happily Never After), and every corner has been themed to the classic Disney attraction, from the wallpaper with eyes to the hitchhiking ghosts in the mirror.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Aiming for Los Angeles, Waugh hitchhiked as far as Las Cruces, N.M., before a police officer stopped him, The New York Times reported.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
In recent years, migrants who have been unable to obtain permission to cross Mexico have joined together in caravans to walk or hitchhike north toward the U.S. border, seeking safety in numbers.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
After high school, Marchese spent a year at Nyack College before dropping out and hitting the road, hitchhiking across the country for two years with his dog and a guitar.
—Adam Green, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Aiming for Los Angeles, Waugh hitchhiked as far as Las Cruces, N.M., before a police officer stopped him, The New York Times reported.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
In recent years, migrants who have been unable to obtain permission to cross Mexico have joined together in caravans to walk or hitchhike north toward the U.S. border, seeking safety in numbers.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
After high school, Marchese spent a year at Nyack College before dropping out and hitting the road, hitchhiking across the country for two years with his dog and a guitar.
—Adam Green, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Hitchhike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitchhike. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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hitchhike
verb
hitch·hike
ˈhich-ˌhīk
: to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles
hitchhiker
noun
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