thumb a ride

verb

To hitchhike.

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Meanings

verbthumb a ride (third-person singular simple present thumbs a ride, present participle thumbing a ride, simple past and past participle thumbed a ride)

present singular third person thumbs a ride · participle present thumbing a ride · participle past thumbed a ride · past thumbed a ride

  1. USidiomaticintransitiveTo hitchhike.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hitchhikethumb a lift
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APA

thumb a ride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumb%20a%20ride

MLA

“thumb a ride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumb%20a%20ride. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thumb a ride,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumb%20a%20ride.

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