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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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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
1. to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.: to hitch a horse to a post. 2. to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up ). 3. to raise with jerks (usu. fol. by up ); hike up: to hitch up one's trousers. 4. to move or draw (something) with a jerk.
Definition of hitch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
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.
