hitchhike

Definition

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.

Etymology

From hitch + hike.

Example Sentences

• "She made a great many photographs, and hitchhiked her way back to Lanchow again, and thence to Peking."
• "Holly came from Miami, F-L-A / Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A."
• "Tens of thousands of people had come to Washington the night before. They hitchhiked. They hopped on trains. They came in caravans of buses, through the night."