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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hemme had been discharged from that same hospital the day before Jeschke's body was found, and arrived at her parents' house later that night after hitchhiking more than 100 miles across the state.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 July 2024
On the morning of July 27, 1973, the teens left Bonnie’s Camp Wel-Met in Sullivan County to hitchhike 155 miles northwest to the concert in Watkins Glen.
—Eric J. Greenberg, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2024
What brings bed bugs in? Bed bugs usually hitchhike on belongings, clothing, luggage or used furniture.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police announced a major break in a nearly 50-year-old cold case that involved three hitchhiking girls and one man who detectives at the time said was 'hunting.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 July 2024
On the morning of July 27, 1973, the teens left Bonnie’s Camp Wel-Met in Sullivan County to hitchhike 155 miles northwest to the concert in Watkins Glen.
—Eric J. Greenberg, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2024
What brings bed bugs in? Bed bugs usually hitchhike on belongings, clothing, luggage or used furniture.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police announced a major break in a nearly 50-year-old cold case that involved three hitchhiking girls and one man who detectives at the time said was 'hunting.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Hitchhike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitchhike. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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