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   hitch

   /hɪtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. move (something) into a different position with a jerk: "she hitched up her skirt and ran" Similar pulljerkhikeliftraiseinformal:yank
   • 2. travel by hitch-hiking: informal "they hitched to Birmingham" Similar hitch-hikeinformal:thumb a lifthitch a lift
   • ▪ obtain (a lift) by hitch-hiking: "I hitched a ride up the road"
   • 3. fasten or tether: "he returned to where he had hitched his horse" Similar harnessyokecouplefastenconnectattachtietetherbindOpposite unhitch
   • ▪ harness (a draught animal or team): "Thomas hitched the pony to his cart"

   noun

   • 1. a temporary difficulty or problem: "everything went without a hitch"
   • 2. a knot of a particular kind, typically one used for fastening a rope to something else.
   • ▪ a device for attaching one thing to another, especially the tow bar of a motor vehicle. North American
   • 3. an act of hitch-hiking: informal "a long walk and a hitch back to Capel Curig"
   • 4. a period of service: informal North American "his 12-year hitch in the navy"

   Word Origin Middle English (in hitch (sense 1 of the verb)): of unknown origin.

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   What is a hitch used for?

   • A hitch is a knot used to tie a rope to a fixed object. There are many different hitches, such as a barrel hitch, a boom hitch, a cow hitch and a pipe hitch. The unit can be mounted to most bikes with a special hitch. They hitched a lift to Edinburgh from a passing car. be hitched to The horses were hitched to a shiny, black carriage.

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   What does hitch mean?

   • : hitchhike : a jerky movement or pull : the connection between something towed (as a plow or trailer) and its mover (as a tractor, automobile, or animal) : a knot used for a temporary fastening Nglish: Translation of hitch for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of hitch for Arabic Speakers Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   What does hitched mean?

   • to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often followed by up ). to hitch up one's trousers. to move or draw (something) with a jerk. They got hitched in '79. He hitched his jeans on a nail and tore them. to stick, as when caught. to fasten oneself or itself to something (often followed by on ). The old buggy hitched along. to hobble or limp.

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   What does hitchhike mean in slang?

   • hitchhike. slang. informal. informal. slang. One person easily walked around a room to look at a wall-mounted sign while having his eyes, brain activity, and other biomarkers tracked without a hitch. Now she found herself hitched to a guy obsessed with business success. The hitch in all this, however, is the TV network groups’ pay-TV contracts.

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     verb. us / hɪtʃ / uk / hɪtʃ / hitch verb (RIDE) hitch a...

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   Hitch definition: to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether. See examples of HITCH used in a sentence.

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   A hitch is an obstacle or hindrance. You might be late because of a last minute hitch, like waiting for a family of ducks to cross the road. If things go well, they go off without a hitch.

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   verb. us / hɪtʃ / uk / hɪtʃ / hitch verb (RIDE) hitch a lift/ride informal. to get a free ride in someone else's vehicle as a way of traveling: They hitched a lift to Los Angeles from a passing car.

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    1. Any of various knots used to secure a line to another object such as a post or ring. 2. A device used to connect one thing to another: a trailer hitch. 3. A short jerking motion; a tug: answered with a hitch of her head. 4. A hobble or limp: a hitch in his step. 5. An impediment or a delay: a hitch in our plans. 6.