Hitch Definition
hĭch
hitched, hitches, hitching
verb
hitched, hitches, hitching
To fasten with a hook, knot, harness, etc.; unite; tie.
To hitch a wagon to a tractor.
Webster's New World
To move or raise by pulling or jerking.
Hitch up one's pants.
American Heritage
To become fastened or caught, as by becoming entangled or hooking on to something.
Webster's New World
To get (a ride) by hitchhiking.
Hitched a ride to the rally.
American Heritage
To move, pull, or shift with jerks.
Hitch your chair up to the table.
Webster's New World
noun
hitches
A short, sudden movement or pull; tug; jerk.
Webster's New World
A hobble; limp.
Webster's New World
A hindrance; obstacle; entanglement.
Webster's New World
A fastening or catch; thing or part used to connect or join together.
A trailer hitch fastened to the back of a car.
Webster's New World
A kind of knot that can be easily undone, for fastening a line as to a ring or pole.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
idiom
without a hitch
- without a problem or setback; smoothly, easily, and successfully
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Hitch
Origin of Hitch
Probably from Middle English hytchen, icchen to move, jerk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From a medieval diminutive of the male give name Richard.
From Wiktionary
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