hitchhike

1. (intransitive)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.

   trampen, autostoppen, per Anhalter fahren

   голосова́тьgolosovátʹ, путеше́ствовать автосто́помputešéstvovatʹ avtostópom

2. (US, transitive)To try to get (a ride) in this manner.

   Pamela hitchhiked a ride to New York.

3. (broadly, intransitive)To be carried along with something else.

   In genetic hitchhiking, a gene is propagated because it occurs in conjunction with a favourable mutation.

   In cultural hitchhiking, a cultural trait spreads with a technologically advanced population.

1. Tom and Mary are hitchhiking.

   Том та Мері подорожують автостопом. — deniko

   ruТом и Мэри путешествуют автостопом. — soweli_Elepanto

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2. I always hitchhike.

   Я завжди подорожую автостопом. — deniko

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3. Why don't people ever hitchhike anymore?

   ruПочему люди перестали путешествовать автостопом? — marafon

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4. How come nobody ever hitchhikes anymore?

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5. I'm planning to hitchhike to Boston.

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