hitchhike

Plural: hitchhikes

Verb

travel by getting free rides from motorists
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.
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.
to make (one's way) by hitchhiking.
To be carried along with something else.

Noun

A journey made by hitchhiking.
Alternative form of hitchhiker (“advertisement at the end of a programme”).

Examples

After much deliberation, he decided hitchhiking was his only way out of London.
In cultural hitchhiking, a cultural trait spreads with a technologically advanced population.
In genetic hitchhiking, a gene is propagated because it occurs in conjunction with a favourable mutation.
Pamela hitchhiked a ride to New York.

Origin / Etymology

From hitch + hike.

Synonyms

hitch, thumb, hitch a ride, thumb a lift, thumb a ride

Scrabble Score: 24

hitchhike: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hitchhike: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hitchhike: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

hitchhike: valid Words With Friends Word