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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In the cinematic video, Carpenter is hitchhiking across a desert landscape in everything from pickup trucks to station wagons to a grocery cart sidecar beside a motorcycle, all the while accompanied by himbos washing themselves with gasoline or trying to smoke a firecracker like a cigarette.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Before that, the Grammy winner also shared a teaser video of herself trying — and failing — to hitchhike.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 June 2025
On May 19, 1977, 20-year-old Colleen was hitchhiking on the way from her Eugene, Ore., home to a friend’s birthday party when she was picked up by a couple, Cameron and Janice, who had their baby in the car.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 20 May 2025
When Stan Love would take a shower, Mike Love wrote, Mr. Wilson would sometimes sneak out in his robe and hitchhike in search of drugs.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Before that, the Grammy winner also shared a teaser video of herself trying — and failing — to hitchhike.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 June 2025
On May 19, 1977, 20-year-old Colleen was hitchhiking on the way from her Eugene, Ore., home to a friend’s birthday party when she was picked up by a couple, Cameron and Janice, who had their baby in the car.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 20 May 2025
When Stan Love would take a shower, Mike Love wrote, Mr. Wilson would sometimes sneak out in his robe and hitchhike in search of drugs.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Hitchhike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitchhike. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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