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hitchhiker
noun 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
picked
VERB + HITCHHIKER
look, murdered, offered, pick, saw, travelled
HITCHHIKER + NOUN
beer, middle
PREP.
in, on, up, up
ADV.
maybe
Definitions
noun
1
A person or thing that hitchhikes.
It's a rough trip no matter how you come, for these washboard roads will loosen up even brandnew cars pretty fast; and hitchhikers always find the going bad.
2
An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.
3
A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride.
4
A bur that attaches and clings to clothing, or a bur-bearing plant.
5
An advertisement at the end of a programme.
[…] and networks have taken steps to modify or eliminate the bunching of spots and commercials between programs which results from the use of hitchhikers and cowcatchers.
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It's a rough trip no matter how you come, for these washboard roads will loosen up even brandnew cars pretty fast; and hitchhikers always find the going bad.
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[…] and networks have taken steps to modify or eliminate the bunching of spots and commercials between programs which results from the use of hitchhikers and cowcatchers.
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Tom and Mary stopped and picked up a hitchhiker.
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We picked a hitchhiker up on the way to Boston.
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When I was younger, I always travelled as a hitchhiker.
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Tom and Mary picked up a hitchhiker.
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