C2verbinformaltraveltransport
US/hɪtʃ/
UK/hɪtʃ/
to travel by getting free rides in other people's cars; also to fasten one thing to another
In context
When we missed the last bus, we hitched a ride with a truck driver.
He hitched across Laos with nothing but a backpack.
The farmer hitched the cart to his tractor and drove to the market.
Words that go with hitch
verb + noun
- hitch a rideShe hitched a ride to the next town.
- hitch a liftWe tried to hitch a lift, but no one stopped.
- hitch a ride homeAfter the festival, we hitched a ride home with friends.
- hitch a horseIn the old days, farmers would hitch a horse to the cart.
verb + preposition
- hitch upHe hitched up his trousers and waded into the river.