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I came along and was a teenager in the Depression, and nobody had jobs. So I went out hitchhiking, when I met a man named Woody Guthrie. He was the single biggest part of my education.
Pete Seeger

Meaning of "hitchhiking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HITCHHIKING

hitchhiking  [ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HITCHHIKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hitchhiking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HITCHHIKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hitchhiking

Hitchhiking

Hitchhiking is a means of transportation that is gained by asking people, usually strangers, for a ride in their automobile or other road vehicle. The latter may require many rides from different people. A ride is usually, but not always, free. If the hitchhiker wishes to indicate that they need a ride, they may simply make a physical gesture or display a written sign. In North America, United Kingdom and most Western and Central Europe, the gesture involves extending the hitchhiker's arm toward the road and sticking the thumb of their outstretched hand upward with the hand closed. In other parts of the world, it is more common to use a gesture where the index finger is pointed at the road. Itinerants have also used hitchhiking as a primary mode of travel for the better part of the last century, and continue to do so today.

Definition of hitchhiking in the English dictionary

The definition of hitchhiking in the dictionary is the act of travelling by obtaining free lifts in motor vehicles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HITCHHIKING


aching
ˈeɪkɪŋ
baking
ˈbeɪkɪŋ
braking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breaking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breathtaking
ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ
clicking
ˈklɪkɪŋ
decision-making
dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ
hiking
ˈhaɪkɪŋ
licking
ˈlɪkɪŋ
liking
ˈlaɪkɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
picking
ˈpɪkɪŋ
piking
ˈpaɪkɪŋ
striking
ˈstraɪkɪŋ
taking
ˈteɪkɪŋ
ticking
ˈtɪkɪŋ
trafficking
ˈtræfɪkɪŋ
undertaking
ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ
Viking
ˈvaɪkɪŋ
waking
ˈweɪkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HITCHHIKING

hit-and-run
hit-and-run accident
hit-and-run driver
hit-and-run raid
Hitachi
hitch
Hitchcock
hitcher
hitchhike
hitchhiker
hitchily
hitching post
hitchy
hithe
hither
hither and thither
hithermost
hitherside
hitherto
hitherward

WORDS THAT END LIKE HITCHHIKING

antiking
banking
booking
cooking
drinking
fucking
in the making
king
networking
on-street parking
parking
ranking
Siking
smoking
speaking
sucking
talking
thinking
tracking
walking

Synonyms and antonyms of hitchhiking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hitchhiking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HITCHHIKING

Find out the translation of hitchhiking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hitchhiking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hitchhiking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

搭便车旅行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autoestop
570 millions of speakers

English

hitchhiking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिफ्ट ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طَلْبُ النَّقْل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

автостоп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ato de viajar obtendo carona
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিচহাইকিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autostop
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hitchhiking
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trampen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒッチハイク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차 얻어 타기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hitchhiking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

việc xin đi nhờ xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hitchhiking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेटिशिकिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

otostop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autoestop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

autostop
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пересування автостопом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a face autostopul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οτοστόπ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geryloop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

liftning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

haiketur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hitchhiking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HITCHHIKING»

The term «hitchhiking» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.338 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HITCHHIKING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hitchhiking» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hitchhiking» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hitchhiking

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2 QUOTES WITH «HITCHHIKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hitchhiking.
1
Frederica Mathewes-Green
After I graduated from college, while traveling around Europe, hitchhiking, doing the tourist thing, I went into a church in Dublin.
2
Pete Seeger
I came along and was a teenager in the Depression, and nobody had jobs. So I went out hitchhiking, when I met a man named Woody Guthrie. He was the single biggest part of my education.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HITCHHIKING»

Discover the use of hitchhiking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hitchhiking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hitchhiking Through Asperger Syndrome
Written from a parent's perspective, this book gives a candid and thoughtful account of one family's trek through the world of Asperger Syndrome.
Lise Pyles, 2002
2
Hitchhiking: Twelve German Tales
Beneath East Berlin's television tower; of opportunists and go-getters; of simple people who find their idyllic weekend niches amid the gray everyday work routine; of others who, with their eyes fixed on money, trudge between construction ...
Gabriele Eckart, 1992
3
Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan
Nor had anyone hitchhiked the length of Japan. But, heady on sakura and sake, Will Ferguson bet he could do both. The resulting travelogue is one of the funniest and most illuminating books ever written about Japan.
Will Ferguson, 2003
4
Hitchhiking with Larry David: An Accidental Tourist's Summer ...
A memoir about a brokenhearted, middle-aged man who stumbles upon solace, meaning, and Larry David while hitchhiking around Martha’s Vineyard One summer day on Martha’s Vineyard Paul Samuel Dolman was hitchhiking, and none other than ...
Paul Samuel Dolman, 2014
5
Holy Hitchhiking Foreign Highways
HOLY HITCHIKING FOREIGN HIGHWAYS relates an odyssey on four Continents. Vernon Elgin began hitchhiking rural dirt roads in Pennsylvania when he was an adolescent.
Vernon G. Elgin, 2010
6
Roadtrip: A Baby Boomer's Misadventures in Hitchhiking and ...
Douglas Jewell found adventure through long-distance hitchhiking. This book chronicles three hitchhiking trips. Two coast to coast and back trips, in 1976 and 1994, lasted two months and covered 8,000 miles apiece.
Douglas Jewell, 2009
7
1968 and I'm Hitchhiking Through Europe
This is 1968, theres a war on. Assassins have robbed us of two leaders. Masses of people are rioting in the United States and in Paris and other European cities.
Joe Mack, 2005
8
Hitchhiking Vietnam (Hc)
A young American woman tells the story of her adventurous seven month journey exploring Vietnam, from the Mekong Delta to the border of China For seven months Karin Muller traversed Vietnam--sometimes by motorbike, often by foot--covering 6 ...
Karin Muller, 1998
9
Hitchhiking from Vietnam: seeking the ox
This is a funny and intelligently written memoir of a Vietnam veteran's search for self.
Richard H. Chamberlin, 2007
10
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
Here is Douglas Adams's indispensable guide to life, the universe and everything.
Douglas Adams, Stephen Fry, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HITCHHIKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hitchhiking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hitchhiking bridesmaids turn to social media to find anonymous …
WREXHAM, WALES – A new bride turned to social media to thank a stranger for taking care of the “something borrowed” part of her wedding. «fox2now.com, Jul 15»
2
Undercover Israelis to monitor hitchhiking sites | GulfNews.com
Undercover Israelis to monitor hitchhiking sites. Military agrees to colonists' request, which makes it safer for young colonists. Published: 17:09 ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
3
The Jewish Press » » IDF Reservists Patrol Hitchhiking Spots to …
The cars will travel past popular hitchhiking spots each afternoon and into the night, observing the roads and looking out for suspicious sights. «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
4
Missing girl mystery solved in Minnesota - KHOU.com
She died hitchhiking in 1980 at the hands of former Minnesota state trooper, Robert Leroy Nelson, investigators said. Nelson is accused of ... «KHOU, Jul 15»
5
HitchBOT, the computerized hitchhiker, is looking for adventures …
But hitchBOT, Canada's first hitchhiking robot, is hoping to find a way from Salem to San Francisco with a little help from the public. HitchBOT's ... «BetaBoston, Jul 15»
6
Dick Jacobs, man of the world - www.jewishaz.com: Special Sections
Hitchhiking around the world and then getting to write the book about it, and having Joyce there to help me, it's been a remarkable experience ... «Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, Jul 15»
7
OURAY COUNTY: Officers recovering after attack | Ouray County …
Perry told the Plaindealer that a report made Tuesday morning suggested Walker was seen hitchhiking near Placerville and Telluride. «OurayNews.com, Jul 15»
8
Almanac: July 16, 2015 ~ VVN Music
1984 - Roger Waters opened his Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking Tour in Stockholm, Sweden. 1986 - Dolly Parton's Dollywood opened in Pigeon ... «VVN Music, Jul 15»
9
Cyclist Aakash Mishra hopes to spread message of education - The …
Having covered over 20,000 km through cycling and hitchhiking, during the past two years, his objective is to encourage education among the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Loaves and Fishes: A Miracle a Day - Ithaca Times : News
Tales are told of a hitchhiking expedition to L.A. made in the '70s, years spent in South America, happenings in Ithaca from days gone by. «ithaca.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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