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
Back at school, Castiglione would hitchhike 23 miles in frigid upstate New York to work at a small radio station in Norwich for a buck and a quarter an hour.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
Bed bugs can hitchhike on the clothing, bags or other belongings of guests who have unwittingly come into contact with them.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
She had been discharged from that hospital the day before Jeschke’s body was found, showing up at her parents' house later that night after hitchhiking more than 100 miles.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 June 2024
With no car or money, Lester hitchhiked to Chicago and held up a candy store.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
Bed bugs can hitchhike on the clothing, bags or other belongings of guests who have unwittingly come into contact with them.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
She had been discharged from that hospital the day before Jeschke’s body was found, showing up at her parents' house later that night after hitchhiking more than 100 miles.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 June 2024
With no car or money, Lester hitchhiked to Chicago and held up a candy store.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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“Hitchhike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitchhike. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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