hitch a ride

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Also, thumb a ride. Solicit a free ride, especially by hitchhiking. For example, I've no car; can I hitch a ride home with you? or He was hoping to thumb a ride to the stadium. The verb hitch here alludes to walking unevenly, presumably to hop into a car or truck; raising one's thumb is the traditional signal for stopping a car on the road. [First half of 1900s]

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hit-or-miss, hit-run, hit-skip, hitachi, hitch, hitch a ride, hitch one's wagon to a star, hitch your wagon to a star, hitchcock, hitchcock chair, hitchcock, alfred
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