Hitch definition
Hitched the horses to the sleigh.
An example of a hitch is a device for connecting a trailer to a truck.
An example of a hitch is a small problem getting the right flowers for a wedding.
Hitched a ride to the rally.
Hitch up one's pants.
They got hitched last month.
He hitched along on his painful ankle.
A trailer hitch.
Answered with a hitch of her head.
A hitch in his step.
A hitch in our plans.
Hitch your chair up to the table.
To hitch a wagon to a tractor.
We got hitched last spring.
A trailer hitch fastened to the back of a car.
His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.
The banquet went off without a hitch. (Meaning the banquet went smoothly.)
She served two hitches in Vietnam.
U.S. TROOPS FACE LONGER ARMY HITCH ; SOLDIERS BOUND FOR IRAQ... WILL BE RETAINEDStephen J. Hedges & Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune; Orlando Sentinel; Jun 3, 2004; pg. A.1;
An example of hitch is to connect a horse to a carriage.
An example of hitch is to walk with a limp.
- without a problem or setback; smoothly, easily, and successfully
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of hitch
- Probably from Middle English hytchen, icchen to move, jerk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From a medieval diminutive of the male give name Richard.
From Wiktionary