what is the clipped word for "hitch hike".
a) bit
b) hike
c) hitch
d) hitche
Answers
c) hitch is the clipped word.
The 'clipped word' for “hitch hike” is hitch. The word means to travel and explore a particular destination which is usually surrounded by hills and requires trekking in general by securing free rides from the passing vehicles.
Answer: Option c)
Explanation:
In morphology, clipping is a process of formation of a new word by dropping one or more than one syllables from a polysyllabic word. The term is referred as to clipped form, shortening, and truncation. Clippings are not coined as words belonging to the 'standard vocabulary' of a language'. Clippings are therefore used in vocabulary as an expression to convey certain feelings despite the long word itself.
Some examples of clipping are:
Alligator: gator
Examination: exam
Laboratory: lab