Definitions | hitchhike |
| verb (hitchhik, ing)
- To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle by holding up one"s thumb while standing at the side of a road.
- To be carried along with something else, for example Genetic Hitchhiking where a gene is propagated because it occurs in conjunction with a favourable mutation, or Cultural Hitchhiking where a cultural trait spreads with a technologically advanced population.
Translations: - Dutch: liften, autostop doen
- Dutch, doen (italbrac, Belgium)
- French: faire de
- German: trampen, trempen, per
- Spanish: echar dedo
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