thumb a lift

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

In reference to the thumb gesture used to request a ride.

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (intransitive, chiefly British) To hitchhike.

Synonyms[edit]

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