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- DictionaryHitch/hiCH/
verb
- 1. move (something) into a different position with a jerk: "she hitched the blanket around him"
- 2. travel by hitchhiking: informal "they hitched to Birmingham"
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 fastening one thing to another, for example for fastening a trailer (= a wheeled vehicle for sleeping in) to a car: The unit can be mounted to most bikes with a special hitch. trailer hitches for large travel trailers.
n. 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.
Hitches include hang-ups, snafus, impediments, and other things that interfere. Often this term is used in the phrase "without a hitch " for things that go smoothly. Definitions of hitch. verb. hook or entangle. synonyms: catch. catch. cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled. see more.
2 days ago · 1. 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. (transitive; often foll by up) to pull up (the trousers, a skirt, etc) with a quick jerk. 4. (intransitive) mainly US. to move in a halting manner. to hitch along.
to get a free ride in someone's vehicle, by standing next to the road and waiting for someone to pick you up. [ T ] (also US hitch up) to fasten something to an object or vehicle: They hitched the caravan to the car. Phrasal verbs. hitch sth up. (Definition of hitch from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Hitch definition, to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts. See more. Dictionary.com
/hɪtʃ/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to get a free ride in a person's car; to travel around in this way, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop hitch something They hitched a ride in a truck. (+ adv./prep.) We spent the summer hitching around New England. They hitched across the States.
