Hitchhike
verb
To travel by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars.
He decided to hitchhike across the country to save money.
Often appears as...
- hitchhike across
- hitchhike home
noun
The act of traveling by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars.
Her hitchhike across the continent was an adventure she would never forget.
Often appears as...
- go on a hitchhike
- take a hitchhike
verb
To travel by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars.
He decided to hitchhike across the country to save money.
Often appears as...
- hitchhike across
- hitchhike home
noun
The act of traveling by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars.
Her hitchhike across the continent was an adventure she would never forget.
Often appears as...
- go on a hitchhike
- take a hitchhike
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Concerns
Use caution discussing hitchhiking since it can be unsafe and illegal in some places.
Remember, hitchhike with care if local laws permit.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Context
Hitchhiking is typically informal and used among friends or adventurous travelers.
Shall we hitchhike to the festival this weekend?
Pro Tip 3/3Not Common Everywhere
Awareness that hitchhiking is more common in some cultures than others can prevent misunderstandings.
In some places, hitchhike is a common way to travel.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Concerns
Use caution discussing hitchhiking since it can be unsafe and illegal in some places.
Remember, hitchhike with care if local laws permit.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Context
Hitchhiking is typically informal and used among friends or adventurous travelers.
Shall we hitchhike to the festival this weekend?
Pro Tip 3/3Not Common Everywhere
Awareness that hitchhiking is more common in some cultures than others can prevent misunderstandings.
In some places, hitchhike is a common way to travel.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Concerns
Use caution discussing hitchhiking since it can be unsafe and illegal in some places.
Remember, hitchhike with care if local laws permit.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Context
Hitchhiking is typically informal and used among friends or adventurous travelers.
Shall we hitchhike to the festival this weekend?
Pro Tip 3/3Not Common Everywhere
Awareness that hitchhiking is more common in some cultures than others can prevent misunderstandings.
In some places, hitchhike is a common way to travel.
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If We Colonize the Moon,...
approach to that so we're flying to the moon and we're competing with others flying to the moon what we realized was that those other people flying to the moon could become partners and customers of our service we reached out to the community and team hakuto in particular stood up and they had just a rover at the time and they needed a hitchhike to
Video examples
If We Colonize the Moon,...
approach to that so we're flying to the moon and we're competing with others flying to the moon what we realized was that those other people flying to the moon could become partners and customers of our service we reached out to the community and team hakuto in particular stood up and they had just a rover at the time and they needed a hitchhike to
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Quote examples
Polly Bergen
American Actress
You look at the road you could have taken, you know, I just think that's interesting... I've been on a lot of roads and I had to hitchhike on a couple of 'em... I have to be very honest: There's not an awful lot of regret in my life. I think that, you know, you learn from everything, and then, sometimes, you don't.
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Tom Noddy
American Entertainer
I took a job at a factory in New Jersey to try to save money to go to Europe. When I took the job, I set a date for quitting. I was going to hitchhike around, be a hippie, see the world. I just wanted to be responsible long enough to get up the money to get there and trip around.
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Daniel Woodrell
American Writer
In February of 1972, a snowstorm blew into Kansas City, and I decided to hitchhike to California. The roads were icy, snowflakes howling, and nobody would drive me to the highway, so I humped through the snow and ice and caught a ride with a concerned cop to the Kansas Turnpike.
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John Waters
Director
I used to hitchhike a lot. I'd come home on the train from New York, and there'd be no cabs, but people would pick me right up and take me to my door because they recognised me. It was like a car service. I never really had a bad experience hitchhiking.
Quote examples
Viv Albertine
British Musician
In the 1970s, girls didn't do anything. It wasn't their fault. For me and the other working-class girls I hung around with, our route was plotted - you were a secretary and a wife. I wanted to hitchhike around the world, go on motorbikes, be in bands.
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Paul Rudd
American Actor
I've hitchhiked - it is 'hitchhiked,' and not 'hitchedhike' like 'passersby,' right? - a couple of times, but only in emergency situations, and that's really the time that it's okay to hitchhike.
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Rickie Lee Jones
American Musician
I never knew when I was gong to leave. I might be walking over to a kid's house, then of all a sudden I would just stick out my thumb and hitchhike across three states.
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John Oates
American Musician
When I graduated from college in the spring of 1970, I decided to hitchhike around Europe with my guitar and my backpack. I was gone for about four months.
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Moon Unit Zappa
American Musician
My mother did literally hitchhike barefoot to the country store.
Quote examples
Polly Bergen
American Actress
You look at the road you could have taken, you know, I just think that's interesting... I've been on a lot of roads and I had to hitchhike on a couple of 'em... I have to be very honest: There's not an awful lot of regret in my life. I think that, you know, you learn from everything, and then, sometimes, you don't.
Quote examples
Tom Noddy
American Entertainer
I took a job at a factory in New Jersey to try to save money to go to Europe. When I took the job, I set a date for quitting. I was going to hitchhike around, be a hippie, see the world. I just wanted to be responsible long enough to get up the money to get there and trip around.
Quote examples
Daniel Woodrell
American Writer
In February of 1972, a snowstorm blew into Kansas City, and I decided to hitchhike to California. The roads were icy, snowflakes howling, and nobody would drive me to the highway, so I humped through the snow and ice and caught a ride with a concerned cop to the Kansas Turnpike.
Quote examples
John Waters
Director
I used to hitchhike a lot. I'd come home on the train from New York, and there'd be no cabs, but people would pick me right up and take me to my door because they recognised me. It was like a car service. I never really had a bad experience hitchhiking.
Quote examples
Viv Albertine
British Musician
In the 1970s, girls didn't do anything. It wasn't their fault. For me and the other working-class girls I hung around with, our route was plotted - you were a secretary and a wife. I wanted to hitchhike around the world, go on motorbikes, be in bands.
Quote examples
Paul Rudd
American Actor
I've hitchhiked - it is 'hitchhiked,' and not 'hitchedhike' like 'passersby,' right? - a couple of times, but only in emergency situations, and that's really the time that it's okay to hitchhike.
Quote examples
Rickie Lee Jones
American Musician
I never knew when I was gong to leave. I might be walking over to a kid's house, then of all a sudden I would just stick out my thumb and hitchhike across three states.
Quote examples
John Oates
American Musician
When I graduated from college in the spring of 1970, I decided to hitchhike around Europe with my guitar and my backpack. I was gone for about four months.
Quote examples
Moon Unit Zappa
American Musician
My mother did literally hitchhike barefoot to the country store.
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