hitchhike
verb (used without object)
to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
hitchhikes
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present tense formof hitchhike (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The scientists hope their work will prompt Arctic communities to mull new ways to manage sewage and the trash that hitchhikes through it.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
It clearly hitchhikes on small liquid particles sprayed out by an infected person.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2020
A New Jersey girl leaves her boyfriend and hitchhikes to Hollywood to become a star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
He hitchhikes to distant factories, drops off job applications and is summarily jeered at for his shabby clothes and poor hygiene.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2019
He wants a ride somewhere and all the nearby Ubers are booked; he ingeniously hitchhikes with a Papa John’s deliveryman.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2015
