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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 — ☆ 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 — hitchhiker, n. /hich huyk /, v., hitchhiked, hitchhiking, n. v.i. 1. to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles. v.t. 2. to ask for or get (a ride) by hitchhiking. n. 3. an act or instance of… … Universalium
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
