hitchhike

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/

Verb

hitchhike (hitchhikes, present participle hitchhiking; past and past participle hitchhiked)

1. 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. To be carried along with something else, for example Genetic Hitchhiking where a gene is propagated because it occurs in conjunction with a favourable mutation, or Cultural Hitchhiking where a cultural trait spreads with a technologically advanced population.

Synonyms

• hitch
• hitch a ride
• thumb a lift
• thumb a ride (US)

Translations

• French: faire de l'autostop, faire du stop
• German: trampen, per Anhalter fahren
• Portuguese: pedir carona (Brazil), pedir boleia (Portugal)
• Russian: голосова́ть

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