hitchhike

UK: /ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/ US: /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk/ ,(hich′hīk′)

Inflections of 'hitchhike' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

hitchhikes

v 3rd person singular

hitchhiking

v pres p

hitchhiked

v past

hitchhiked

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

hitch•hike /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk/   v., -hiked, -hik•ing, n. 
v. 

1. to travel by standing on the side of the road seeking free rides from passing vehicles: [no object]
   hitchhiked from St. Louis to Chicago.
   [~ + object]
   He hitchhiked a ride from the beach.

n. [countable]

2. an act of hitchhiking.

hitch•hik•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

hitch•hike  (hich′hīk′), v., -hiked, -hik•ing, n. 
v.i. 

1. to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.

v.t. 

2. to ask for or get (a ride) by hitchhiking.

n. 

3. an act or instance of hitchhiking.

• hitch¹ + hike 1920–25, American.

hitch′hik′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hitchhike / ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk/ verb

1. (intransitive) to travel by obtaining free lifts in motor vehicles

ˈhitchˌhiker noun