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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Two Black men pick up a white woman hitchhiking on the boulevard.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
In the video clip, Carpenter is seen hitchhiking on the side of a highway sporting a white button-up shirt, baby blue heels and denim cutoffs, per USA TODAY.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 June 2025
Previous research has documented individual nematodes hitchhiking on insects.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
The discussion, mostly admiration, surrounding the outfit began June 2, when Carpenter posted a short clip of herself hitchhiking on the side of a highway.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
In the video clip, Carpenter is seen hitchhiking on the side of a highway sporting a white button-up shirt, baby blue heels and denim cutoffs, per USA TODAY.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 June 2025
Previous research has documented individual nematodes hitchhiking on insects.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
The discussion, mostly admiration, surrounding the outfit began June 2, when Carpenter posted a short clip of herself hitchhiking on the side of a highway.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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“Hitchhike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitchhike. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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