[{"word":"hitchhike","phonetic":"/ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/hitchhike-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780141","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be carried along with something else, for example Genetic Hitchhiking where a gene is propagated because it occurs in conjunction with a favourable mutation, or Cultural Hitchhiking where a cultural trait spreads with a technologically advanced population.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["hitch","hitch a ride","thumb a lift","thumb a ride"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hitchhike"]}]