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   Hitch

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   verb

   • 1. move (something) into a different position with a jerk: "she hitched the blanket around him" Similar pulljerkhikeliftraiseinformal:yank
   • 2. travel by hitchhiking: informal "they hitched to Birmingham" Similar hitchhikeinformal:thumb a lifthitch a lift
   • ▪ obtain (a ride) by hitchhiking: "I hitched a ride up the road"
   • 3. fasten or tether with a rope: "he returned to where he had hitched his horse" Similar harnessyokecouplefastenconnectattachtietetherbindOpposite unhitch
   • ▪ harness (a draft animal or team): "Thomas hitched the pony to his cart"

   noun

   • 1. a temporary interruption or problem: "everything went without a hitch"
   • 2. a knot used for fastening a rope to another rope or something else.
   • ▪ a device for attaching one thing to another, especially the tow bar of a motor vehicle: North American "a trailer hitch"
   • 3. an act of hitchhiking. informal
   • 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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   • Your vs. You're: How to Use Them Correctly The meaning of HITCH is to move by jerks or with a tug. How to use hitch in a sentence.

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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 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 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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   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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   1. (Knots) to fasten or become fastened with a knot or tie, esp temporarily. 2. ( often foll by up) to connect (a horse, team, etc); harness. 3. (often foll by: up) to pull up (the trousers, a skirt, etc) with a quick jerk. 4. ( intr) chiefly US to move in a halting manner: to hitch along.