hitchhikes
Thumbs for rides
Hitchhikes means travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles.
The hitchhiker stands by the road, often with thumb extended, hoping drivers will stop: She hitchhiked across the country one summer.
Figuratively, something that hitchhikes attaches itself to something else for a free ride: The amendment hitchhiked onto the spending bill.
Short opposable digit
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- signMark conveying information
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- rideJourney atop something
request · gesture · wave · signal · pickup · stranger · motorist · driver
Self-supported wilderness travel
- roadtripLeisure travel by car
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
journey · drifter · vagabond · highway · interstate · cross-country · budget · free
thumb
Short opposable digit
ride · request · gesture · wave · signal · pickup · stranger · motorist · driver · passerby
backpacking
Self-supported wilderness travel
- roadtripLeisure travel by car
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
nomadic · journey · drifter · vagabond · highway · interstate · cross-country · budget · free · spontaneous
- The Hitchhiker's Guide
- Hitchhikers GuideCosmic wanderer's reference book
- phantom hitchhikerDisappearing roadside spirit