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Definition of 'hitch'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) hitch
to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.:
to hitch a horse to a post.

2.  hitch
to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up).

3.  hitch
to raise with jerks (usu. fol. by up); hike up:
to hitch up one's trousers.

4.  hitch
to move or draw (something) with a jerk.

5.  hitch
Slang. to bind by marriage vows; unite in marriage; marry.

6.  hitch
to catch, as on a projection; snag.

7. (v.i.) hitch
to stick, as when caught.

8.  hitch
to fasten oneself or itself to something (often fol. by on).

9.  hitch
to move roughly or jerkily:
The old buggy hitched along.

10.  hitch
to hobble; limp.

11. (n.) hitch
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, esp. temporarily.

12.  hitch
any of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened.

13.  hitch
a period of military service.

14.  hitch
an unexpected difficulty, obstacle, delay, etc.

15.  hitch
a hitching movement.

16.  hitch
a hitching gait; a hobble or limp.

17.  hitch
a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it.

18. (n.) hitch
Informal. hitchhike.

Etymology: (1865–70; by shortening)

Definition of 'hitch'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour
a period of time spent in military service

2. (noun) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
the state of inactivity following an interruption
"the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

3. (noun) hang-up, hitch, rub, snag
an unforeseen obstacle

4. (noun) hitch
a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

5. (noun) hitch
a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot

6. (noun) hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

7. (verb) hitch, hobble, limp
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

8. (verb) hitch, catch
to hook or entangle
"One foot caught in the stirrup"

9. (verb) limp, gimp, hobble, hitch
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
"The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

10. (verb) buck, jerk, hitch
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
"the yung filly bucked"

11. (verb) hitchhike, hitch, thumb
travel by getting free rides from motorists

12. (verb) hitch
connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"

Definition of 'hitch'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) hitch
a problem or difficulty
The wedding went off without a hitch.; a technical hitch

Definition of 'hitch'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) hitch
a catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement

2. (noun) hitch
the act of catching, as on a hook, etc

3. (noun) hitch
a stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance

4. (noun) hitch
a sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch

5. (noun) hitch
a knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc

6. (noun) hitch
a small dislocation of a bed or vein

7. (verb) hitch
to become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling

8. (verb) hitch
to move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded

9. (verb) hitch
to hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere

10. (verb) hitch
to hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter

11. (verb) hitch
to move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer

Translation of 'hitch'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to fasten to something He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.
Afrikaans: vashaak aan, vasmaak	Arabic: يَشُدُّ، يَرْبُط	Bulgarian: завързвам
Brazilian: prender	Czech: uvázat; připnout	German: festmachen
Danish: binde; forbinde	Greek: (προς)δένω	Spanish: amarrar
Estonian: kinnitama	Farsi: بستن	Finnish: kiinnittää
French: attacher	Hebrew: לִרתוֹם	Hindi: बांधना
Croatian: zakvaciti, upregnuti	Hungarian: ráerősít vmire	Indonesian: menambatkan
Icelandic: festa; spenna fyrir	Italian: attaccare, agganciare	Japanese: つなぐ
Korean: (말뚝 등에) 매다	Lithuanian: pririšti, prikabinti	Latvian: piesiet; aizāķēt
Malay: menambat	Dutch: vastmaken, bevestigen aan	Norwegian: tjore, hekte, binde fast
Polish: uwiązać, doczepić	Persian: بستن	Pashto: تړل
Portuguese: prender	Romanian: a lega de; a fixa, a prin	Russian: прицеплять
Slovak: uviazať; pripojiť	Slovenian: privezati, pritrditi	Serbian: prikačiti
Swedish: göra (binda) fast	Thai: ผูก	Turkish: bağlamak
Taiwanese: 拴在某物上	Ukrainian: причіплювати, прив'язуват	Urdu: کسی چیز سے باندھنا
Vietnamese: buộc vào; kéo vào	Chinese: 拴住
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