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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 the meaning of get hitched with?

   • get hitched with- take in marriage get married, hook up with, marry, wed, conjoin, espouse unite, unify- act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief inmarry- marry within one's own tribe or group; "The inhabitants of this isolated village tend to inmarry"

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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 hitch a ride mean?

   • [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. (British English also) They hitched a lift. They tried to hitch a lift back to London. We hitched a ride with a travelling salesman.

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   What does hitch up mean?

   • to raise with jerks (usually followed by up ); hike up: to hitch up one's trousers. to move or draw (something) with a jerk. Slang. to bind by marriage vows; unite in marriage; marry: They got hitched in '79. to catch, as on a projection; snag: He hitched his jeans on a nail and tore them. to stick, as when caught.

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   What does hitchhike mean?

   • verb (used with or without object), noun Informal. hitchhike. The countdown went off without a hitch, the second stage took the payloads to orbit, and the kicker vehicle distributed the satellites to individual orbits.

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   Where did the word 'hitch' come from?

   • It's said the verb "hitch" was first recorded during the mid-15th century, possibly from the Middle English words hicchen, hytchen or icchen, which meant to move jerkingly or stir. Its definition of being fastened to something, specifically by a hook, later came around the 1570s and was a natural reference.

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   Hitch can be a verb meaning to move by jerks, to catch or fasten, to join in marriage, or to hitchhike. It can also be a noun meaning a limp, a jerk, a difficulty, or a knot.

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   HITCHED is an informal adjective that means getting married or married. Learn more about its pronunciation, synonyms, and related words and phrases for marriage.

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   May 24, 2024 · Its definition of being fastened to something, specifically by a hook, later came around the 1570s and was a natural reference. But what links "hitch" to "getting hitched" is its other definition. People used the term to describe a horse being attached to a wagon before travel or labor.

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   Hitched is the past tense and past participle of hitch, which means to fasten, connect, or attach something. It can also mean to marry, to hitchhike, or to have a jerk or limp.

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   Learn the definition and usage of the idiom get hitched, which means to get married. See example sentences from recent news articles and other sources.

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   Getting hitched is an informal way of saying that someone's getting married or entering into a committed partnership. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of this slang phrase.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb hitch, which can mean to get a free ride, to tie something, or to get married. See examples, synonyms and related words for hitch.