hitchhike

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The outstretched arm was the monster trying to hitchhike, he said.

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  1. intransitive verb To travel by soliciting free rides along a road.
  2. transitive verb To solicit or get (a free ride) along a road.

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  • I was going to have to hitchhike, steal a car, or miss another show. —  GaspingforAirtime
  • The inspiration for the present trip came from a combination of an ambition to hitchhike - with a modern twist.
  • However, sometimes deleterious traits also "hitchhike" along with the desired traits as a result of inbreeding. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • If not, then sorry, you can either ride quietly, walk, hitchhike or adopt a new attitude. —  Home
  • The summer of my senior year I ditched a painting job to hitchhike south for two weeks to visit classmates 500 miles away. —  WSJ.com: What's News US
 

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