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- Dictionaryhitch/hiCH/
verb
- 1. move (something) into a different position with a jerk: "she hitched the blanket around him" Similar
- 2. travel by hitchhiking: informal "they hitched to Birmingham" Similar
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.
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a device for fastening one thing to another, for example for fastening a caravan (= 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. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. hitch. verb. uk / hɪtʃ / us / hɪtʃ / hitch verb (RIDE)
1. : to move by jerks or with a tug. hitching his chair closer to the table. 2. a. : to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot. hitched his horse to the fence post. b (1) : to connect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power. hitch a rake to a tractor. (2) : to attach (a source of motive power) to a vehicle or instrument.
HITCH meaning: 1. a temporary difficulty that causes a short delay: 2. a particular type of knot: 3. a device…. Learn more.
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.
A hitch is a slight problem or difficulty which causes a short delay. After some technical hitches the show finally got under way. The five-hour operation went without a hitch.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of hitch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
hitch meaning, definition, what is hitch: to get free rides from the drivers of pa...: Learn more.
