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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 the horses to the wagon.
HITCHING definition: 1. present participle of hitch 2. to get a free ride in someone else's vehicle as a way of…. Learn more.
HITCHING meaning: 1. present participle of hitch 2. to get a free ride in someone else's vehicle as a way of…. Learn more.
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Synonyms for HITCHING: yanking, jerking, pulling, lurching, twitching, tugging, grabbing, bucking; Antonyms of HITCHING: unhitching, disconnecting, separating, uncoupling, splitting, dividing, detaching, parting
hitch. verb. /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.
Definition of hitch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 byup) 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. 5.
Define hitching. hitching synonyms, hitching pronunciation, hitching translation, English dictionary definition of hitching. hitch top: clove hitch center: cow hitch bottom: two half hitches v. hitched , hitch·ing , hitch·es v. tr. 1. To fasten, connect, or attach: hitched the...
a hitching movement; jerk or pull. a hitching gait; a hobble or limp. a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it. Mining. a fault having a throw less than the thickness of a coal seam being mined. a notch cut in a wall or the like to hold the end of a stull or other timber.
