"catch a ride" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: catches a ride [present, singular, third-person], catching a ride [participle, present], caught a ride [participle, past], caught a ride [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> a ride}} catch a ride (third-person singular simple present catches a ride, present participle catching a ride, simple past and past participle caught a ride)
  1. (US, colloquial) to take or receive transportation somewhere with another. Tags: US, colloquial Synonyms: hitch a ride Synonyms (to share an automobile): carpool, hitch, get a lift
    Sense id: en-catch_a_ride-en-verb-67Z2uw6X Categories (other): American English

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