hitchhiker

hitch·hike

verb \ˈhich-ˌhīk\

Definition of HITCHHIKE

intransitive verb

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>

transitive verb

: to solicit and obtain (a free ride) especially in a passing vehicle

— hitch·hik·er noun

Examples of HITCHHIKE

1. Her car broke down, so she had to hitchhike back home.
2. He hitchhiked his way across the country last summer.

First Known Use of HITCHHIKE

1923

Related to HITCHHIKE

Synonyms: hitch, thumb

Related Words: bum; stow away; carjack, hijack (also highjack)

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Rhymes with HITCHHIKE

alike, apelike, armlike, barnlike, bearlike, belike, birdlike, bladelike, boatlike, boxlike, called strike, catlike, childlike, Christlike, clawlike, claylike, clocklike, dirgelike, dirt bike, dislike, doglike, dreamlike, feel like, first strike, fishlike, flu-like, fly-strike, garpike, godlike, grasslike, handspike, homelike, horselike, hymnlike, jazzlike, Klondike, lifelike, mislike, moonlike, nunlike, parklike, pealike, push-bike, rampike, ratlike, rent strike, restrike, ringlike, rocklike, rootlike, ropelike, scalelike, sharklike, sheaflike, shrimplike, shunpike, snakelike, sphinxlike, springlike, suchlike, tanklike, ten-strike, trail bike, trancelike, turnpike, unlike, Updike, Vandyke, Van Dyck, warlike, wavelike, whalelike, wifelike, winglike, wraithlike