(chiefly US, idiomatic, informal) to rely on (someone or something) for success

(Canada, US, idiomatic) To commit to an aspirational goal or course of action that will lead to fulfillment.

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.

(radio, advertising) Alternative form of hitchhiker (“advertisement at the end of a programme”)

A person or thing that hitchhikes. / An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.

present participle of hitchhike

The act of one who hitchhikes. / (genetics) A form of evolution caused by genetic drift.

simple past tense and past participle of hitchhike

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hitchhike

plural of hitchhike