hitchhike
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- hitchhiker noun
Etymology
Origin of hitchhike
Example Sentences
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Indeed, history is filled with examples of this, from the medieval Black Death hitchhiking along the Silk Road to the “Russian flu” pandemic of the late 19th century that was accelerated by trains and steamships.
From Salon
In college he spent summers hitchhiking around South America, hiking to Machu Picchu and mostly ignoring warnings of guerrilla activity.
We hitchhiked into town on the truck that came to pick up the donations.
From Salon
Four famous duos have travelled nearly 6,000 km, hitchhiking through mountain towns, foraging in dense jungles, and battling challenges they never imagined, as contestants in Celebrity Race Across the World.
From BBC
That abomination pops out of an unsettlingly cheerful woman whose husband swoops in to offer the hitchhiking boy a ride.
From Salon
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