Hitchhike

Verb

 * 1) To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road. Generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
 * 2) 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.

Synonyms

 * hitch a ride
 * hitch
 * thumb a lift (UK)
 * thumb a ride (US)

Translations

 * Basque: autostop
 * Catalan: fer autoestop
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 搭便車, 搭便车, 順風車, 顺风车
 * Croatian: stopirati
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: liften, autostop doen
 * Esperanto: petveturi
 * Finnish: matkustaa peukalokyydillä, pyytää peukalokyytiä, liftata
 * French: faire de l'autostop, faire du stop
 * German: ,
 * Greek: κάνω ωτοστόπ
 * Hungarian: stoppol, stoppal megy, autóstoppal megy
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian: fare l'autostop
 * Hungarian: stoppol, stoppal megy, autóstoppal megy
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian: fare l'autostop


 * Japanese: ヒッチハイク
 * Macedonian: стопира, автостопира
 * Norwegian: å haike
 * Polish: jechać autostopem, podróżować autostopem
 * Portuguese: pedir carona, pedir boleia
 * Russian: голосовать, проголосовать , путешествовать автостопом (see: автостоп)
 * Slovene: štopati
 * Spanish: echar dedo, hacer autostop , hacer dedo , jalar dedo , pedir aventón , pedir bola , pedir bote , pedir botella , pedir chance , pedir cola , pedir jalón , pedir lift , pedir pon , pedir raid , pedir ride , tirar dedo
 * Swedish: lifta
 * Slovene: štopati
 * Spanish: echar dedo, hacer autostop , hacer dedo , jalar dedo , pedir aventón , pedir bola , pedir bote , pedir botella , pedir chance , pedir cola , pedir jalón , pedir lift , pedir pon , pedir raid , pedir ride , tirar dedo
 * Swedish: lifta
 * Swedish: lifta