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hitchhike — hitch hike (h[i^]ch h[imac]k ), v. i. To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; as, to hitchhike across the country. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hitchhike — 1921 (n.), 1923 (v.), from HITCH (Cf. hitch), from the notion of hitching a sled to a moving vehicle (a sense first recorded 1880) + HIKE (Cf. hike). Related: Hitchhiked; hitchhiking. Hitchhiker attested from 1927 … Etymology dictionary
hitchhike — ☆ hitchhike [hich′hīk΄ ] vi. hitchhiked, hitchhiking [ HITCH + HIKE] to travel by asking for rides from motorists along the way vt. to get (a ride) or make (one s way) by hitchhiking hitchhiker n … English World dictionary
hitchhike — UK [ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms hitchhike : present tense I/you/we/they hitchhike he/she/it hitchhikes present participle hitchhiking past tense hitchhiked past participle hitchhiked to travel by asking other people to take… … English dictionary
hitchhike — hitch|hike [ˈhıtʃhaık] v also hitch to travel to places by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars hitchhike around/to/across etc ▪ She spent her gap year hitchhiking around the world. >hitchhiker[i] n ▪ I picked up a hitchhiker on our … Dictionary of contemporary English
hitchhike — [[t]hɪ̱tʃhaɪk[/t]] hitchhikes, hitchhiking, hitchhiked also hitch hike VERB If you hitchhike, you travel by getting lifts from passing vehicles without paying. [V prep/adv] Neff hitchhiked to New York during his Christmas vacation... They had an… … English dictionary
Hitchhike to Rhome — Infobox Album | Name = Hitchhike To Rhome Type = Album Artist = Old 97 s Released = November 1 1994 Recorded = ??? Genre = Rock Length = 59:10 Label = Big Iron Records Producer = ??? Reviews = | Last album = This album = Hitchhike To Rhome (1994) … Wikipedia
hitchhike — verb Date: 1923 intransitive verb 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 > transitive verb to solicit and obtain (a free… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hitchhike — verb a) To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road. Generally by either sticking out ones finger or thumb or holding a sign with ones stated destination. b) To be carried along with something else, for example… … Wiktionary
hitchhike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i., informal, hitch, thumb [a ride], bum a ride. See travel. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. take a lift, hitch, bum a ride, thumb a ride, thumb*; see ride 1 , travel 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… … English dictionary for students
