hitchhike
pronunciation
How to pronounce hitchhike in British English:
UK [ˈhɪtʃhaɪk]
How to pronounce hitchhike in American English:
US [ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk]
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- Verb:
- travel by getting free rides from motorists
Word Origin
- hitchhike
- 1921 (n.), 1923 (v.), from hitch, from the notion of hitching a sled to a moving vehicle (a sense first recorded 1880) + hike. Related: Hitchhiked; hitchhiking. Hitchhiker attested from 1927.
Example
- 1. They 're gonna hitchhike home from the strip club .
- 2. Basically it comes down to whether you hitchhike or go by bus .
- 3. This occurs because the weakly stimulated synapse can steal or hitchhike on a set of proteins synthesized at or near the strongly stimulated synapse .
- 4. We attempted to hitchhike across the country .
- 5. They plan to hitchhike across the country .