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hitchhike

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hitch⋅hike

  [hich-hahyk] verb, -hiked, -hik⋅ing, noun
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.
Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; hitch 1 + hike

Related forms:
hitchhiker, noun
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hitch·hike   (hĭch'hīk')   
v.   hitch·hiked, hitch·hik·ing, hitch·hikes

v.   intr.
To travel by soliciting free rides along a road.
v.   tr.
To solicit or get (a free ride) along a road.
hitch'hike' n., hitch'hik'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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