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hitch


Definition: Meaning of, hitch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɪtʃ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
hitch hitched hitched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
hitching hitches
  1. [intransitive and transitive] informal to get free rides from the drivers of passing cars by standing at the side of the road and putting a hand out with the thumb raised [=  hitchhike]
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  2. [transitive] also hitch up to move a piece of clothing you are wearing so that it is higher than it was before
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  3. get hitched informal to get married
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  4. [transitive] also hitch up to lift yourself into a higher position by pushing with your hands
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  5. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to fasten something to something else, using a rope, chain etc
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  6. [transitive] also hitch up to fasten an animal to something with wheels so that the animal can pull it forwards
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
hitch hitches
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  1. a small problem that makes something difficult or delays it for a short time
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  2. a type of knot
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hitch used in phrases

  • Blackwall hitch (noun)
    1. a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook
  • clove hitch (noun)
    1. a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar
  • half hitch (noun)
    1. a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double
  • magnus hitch (noun)
    1. a rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch
  • rolling hitch (noun)
    1. a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope
  • timber hitch (noun)
    1. a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch
  • weaver's hitch (noun)
    1. or to an eye a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope
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hitch used in phrasal verbs

  • hitch up (phrasal verb)
    1. to pull something that you are wearing to a higher position
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