hitchhike

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) 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.
2. (US, transitive) 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.
3. (US, transitive) to make (one's way) by hitchhiking.
4. (broadly, intransitive) To be carried along with something else.

Noun

1. A journey made by hitchhiking.
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hitchhiker (“advertisement at the end of a programme”).

Synonyms

hitch

thumb

thumb a lift

hitch-hike

thumb a ride

Translations

per Anhalter fahren

trampen

fare l’autostop

liften

pedir boleia

pedir carona

faire du stop

hacer autostop

faire de l’auto-stop

faire de l’autostop

otostop

fer autoestop

κάνω οτοστόπ

αγκιστρώνω πεζοπορία

κάνω ωτοστόπ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɪt͡ʃhaɪk/

Etymology

From hitch + hike.