hitchhike
Speech parts
1. hitchhike - Noun
2. hitchhike - Verb
Meaning
travel by getting free rides from motorists
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Examples
My mother did literally hitchhike barefoot to the country store.
For a humorous jaunt through the countryside, read Hawks' account of his attempt to hitchhike around Ireland with a fridge.
For example, while he was relying on a charitable food bank located in the city for subsistence purposes, he had to hitchhike to the city in order to save money to purchase a camera.
On impulse, Elin persuades Agnes to hitchhike to Stockholm, a five-hour car journey.
Planning was eschewed, as hippies were happy to put a few clothes in a backpack, stick out their thumbs and hitchhike anywhere.
One morning during her first hitchhike, Sister Effata had a premonition that she would meet someone who had attempted suicide.