hitchhike

• Per Anhalter oder trampend reisen, indem man an der Straße den Daumen ausstreckt, um von vorbeifahrenden Fahrzeugen mitgenommen zu werden.

A verb used to describe the act of traveling by getting free rides from passing vehicles, typically by signaling with a raised thumb.

1. Travel by soliciting free ridesB1informal

   To travel by standing on the side of the road and asking passing motorists for a free ride.

   Per Anhalter reisen

   • He decided to hitchhike across Europe during his summer break.
   • She hitchhiked from Paris to Berlin to save money.
   • They hitchhiked to the coast, relying on the kindness of strangers.

   Synonymehitchthumb