hitch·hike

[hich-hahyk] verb, hitch·hiked, hitch·hik·ing, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
verb (used with object)
2.
to ask for or get (a ride) by hitchhiking.
noun
3.
an act or instance of hitchhiking.

Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; hitch1 + hike

hitch·hik·er, noun
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hitchhike (ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(intr) to travel by obtaining free lifts in motor vehicles
 
'hitchhiker
 
n

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Example sentences
It protects water bodies from the many destructive invasive species that
  hitchhike on boats.
These mussels easily hitchhike on boats and are spread by unsuspecting boat
  owners.
Because plants don't have that option, they must somehow hitchhike.
The disease does not affect the daylily bulb itself, but spores may hitchhike
  on the surface of the bulb.
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