(UK) A system of public transport in which the vehicle only stops if a passenger or pedestrian specifically signals to the driver.
(UK) A system of public transport in which the vehicle only stops if a passenger or pedestrian specifically signals to the driver.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(intransitive) 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.
(US, transitive) To try to get (a ride) in this manner.
(British, formal) , an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.
(British, chiefly, _, historical) A horse-drawn carriage for public hire.
(US, colloquial) to take or receive transportation somewhere with another.