| English Dictionary |
HITCHHIKE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does hitchhike mean?
• HITCHHIKE (verb)
The verb HITCHHIKE has 1 sense:
1. travel by getting free rides from motorists
Familiarity information: HITCHHIKE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they hitchhike ... he / she / it hitchhikes
Past simple: hitchhiked
Past participle: hitchhiked
-ing form: hitchhiking
... he / she / it hitchhikes Past simple: hitchhiked
Past participle: hitchhiked
-ing form: hitchhiking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Travel by getting free rides from motorists
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
Hypernyms (to "hitchhike" is one way to...):
ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
hitchhiker (a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"A rolling stone gathers no moss." (English proverb)
"To endure is obligatory, but to like is not" (Breton proverb)
"He who speaks about the future lies, even when he tells the truth." (Arabic proverb)
"After a battle, everyone is a general." (Czech proverb)
"To endure is obligatory, but to like is not" (Breton proverb)
"He who speaks about the future lies, even when he tells the truth." (Arabic proverb)
"After a battle, everyone is a general." (Czech proverb)