hitchhike
[ hich-hahyk ]
/ ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk /
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verb (used without object), hitch·hiked, hitch·hik·ing.
to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
verb (used with object), hitch·hiked, hitch·hik·ing.
to ask for or get (a ride) by hitchhiking.
noun
an act or instance of hitchhiking.
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How to use hitchhike in a sentence
But there is a middle way from clean-cut hunkdom to looking like a militia leader who might boil a hitchhiker alive.
Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point|Tim Teeman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEASTBack on February 1, homeless hitchhiker Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, who goes by “Kai,” caught a ride with Jett Simmons McBride, 54.
Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker, Viral Star, Now an Alleged Killer|Marlow Stern|May 17, 2013|DAILY BEASTHe described the hitchhiker incident, but Coogan listened stoically.
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British Dictionary definitions for hitchhike
hitchhike
/ (ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk) /
verb
(intr) to travel by obtaining free lifts in motor vehicles
Derived forms of hitchhike
hitchhiker, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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