hitchhike
Use Hitchhike in a sentence
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.
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hitchhike (ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) to travel by obtaining free lifts in motor vehicles | |
| 'hitchhiker | |
| —n | |
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Hitchhike
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| chat, to converse |
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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