hitchhike.
To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
Meaning & usage
To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
To try to get (a ride) in this manner.
Pamela hitchhiked a ride to New York.
To be carried along with something else.
In genetic hitchhiking, a gene is propagated because it occurs in conjunction with a favourable mutation.
In cultural hitchhiking, a cultural trait spreads with a technologically advanced population.
Where this word comes from
From hitch + hike.
A journey made by hitchhiking.
Alternative form of hitchhiker (“advertisement at the end of a programme”).
Where this word comes from
From hitch + hike.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.