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hitch Definition

hitch (hic̸h)

intransitive verb

  1. to move jerkily; walk haltingly; limp; hobble
  2. to become fastened or caught, as by becoming entangled or hooking on to something
  3. to strike the feet together in moving: said of a horse
  4. ☆ Slang to hitchhike

Etymology: ME hicchen, to move jerkily < ?

transitive verb

  1. to move, pull, or shift with jerks hitch your chair up to the table
  2. to fasten with a hook, knot, harness, etc.; unite; tie: often with up to hitch a wagon to a tractor
  3. Informal to marry: usually in the passive
  4. ☆ Slang to hitchhike

noun

  1. a short, sudden movement or pull; tug; jerk
  2. a hobble; limp
  3. a hindrance; obstacle; entanglement
  4. a fastening or catch; thing or part used to connect or join together a trailer hitch on the car's bumper
  5. ☆ Slang a ride in hitchhiking
  6. ☆ Slang a period of time served, as of military service, imprisonment, etc.
  7. a kind of knot that can be easily undone, for fastening a line as to a ring or pole

hitch Idioms

without a hitch

smoothly, easily, and successfully

hitch Synonyms

hitch

n.

  1. A knot

    loop, noose, yoke; see knot 1, tie 1.

  2. A difficulty

    block, obstacle, tangle, glitch; see catch 4, difficulty 1, impediment 1.

hitch Synonyms

hitch

v.

  1. To harness

    yoke, tie up, strap, couple, lash, moor, chain, hook; see also fasten 1, join 1.

  2. To move with a jerk

    hobble, waggle, hop; see limp, reel, totter 2, wobble.

hitch Usage Examples

Object

  • lift: He had hitched a lift out of Kuwait on a New Zealand war plane.
  • ride: Should the much smaller male come across a female on the way he will hitch a ride, firmly grasping her with his limbs.

Converse of object

  • hike: Prior to that, however, he has, at the age of 19, hitch hiked all over Europe.
  • tow: Ensure the trailer is nicely balanced with a modicum of downforce at the towing hitch.

Adjective modifier

  • last-minute: MTV votes on union recognition A postal ballot of MTV staff is going ahead despite a last-minute hitch.
  • slight: There was one slight hitch, or to be precise, there wasn't one slight Paul.
  • technical: Charles wasn't put on the plane due to a technical hitch.
  • minor: But there's a slight problem, a minor hitch, and we couldn't just get on with the burial.

Modifies a noun

  • hiker: Hitch hiker 's probably should never have been made into a film.
  • nfl: A bill buffalo cover hitch nfl team trailer time that get the price.
  • hike: Don't hitch hike or take lifts from strangers.
  • trailer: Legal status to cover hitch texas trailer are eligible for study using nhis.
  • receiver: To protect trailer hitch receiver cover their rise in numbers with his peers.
  • plug: On trailer hitch plug cover personnel issues quot he's constantly on a high.

Noun used with modifier

  • clove: By rolling the clove hitch up every few moves you will have a back-up should the waist prussic fail.
  • Yankee: Coming from the managers new york yankee trailer hitch cover you are.
  • mickey: Absolutely no obligation our plans for to mickey mouse trailer hitch cover financial loss the risk of.
  • trailer: Benefit pension of the ohio state trailer hitch cover month had less than.
  • tow: Easy, we can supply spare tow hitches to make a useful addition to all your bicycles.
  • cub: Of money a a cover cub hitch year a answers fall short.