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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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   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?

   • 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 in slang?

   • 1. To fasten, connect, or attach: hitched the horses to the sleigh. 2. To move or raise by pulling or jerking: hitch up one's pants. 3. Informal To get (a ride) by hitchhiking: hitched a ride to the rally. 4. Slang To marry: They got hitched last month. 1. a. To move jerkily: "She hitched forward to make room for me on the seat" (Paul Theroux). b.

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   What is the difference between hitch and hitchhike?

   • If you hitch, hitch a lift, or hitch a ride, you hitchhike. There was no garage in sight, so I hitched a lift into town. If you hitch something to something else, you hook it or fasten it there. Last night we hitched the horse to the cart and moved here. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4.

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   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.

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