hitch
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[hich] Pronunciation Key
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[hich] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
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| 1. | to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts. |
| 2. | to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up). |
| 3. | to raise with jerks (usually fol. by up); hike up: to hitch up one's trousers. |
| 4. | to move or draw (something) with a jerk. |
| 5. | Slang. to bind by marriage vows; unite in marriage; marry: They got hitched in '79. |
| 6. | to catch, as on a projection; snag: He hitched his jeans on a nail and tore them. |
| 7. | to stick, as when caught. |
| 8. | to fasten oneself or itself to something (often fol. by on). |
| 9. | to move roughly or jerkily: The old buggy hitched along. |
| 10. | to hobble or limp. |
| 11. | the act or fact of fastening, as to something, esp. temporarily. |
| 12. | any of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened. Compare bend1 (def. 17). |
| 13. | Military Slang. a period of military service: a three-year hitch in the Navy. |
| 14. | an unexpected difficulty, obstacle, delay, etc.: a hitch in our plans for the picnic. |
| 15. | a hitching movement; jerk or pull. |
| 16. | a hitching gait; a hobble or limp. |
| 17. | a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it. |
| 18. | Mining.
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| 19. | hitch up, to harness an animal to a wagon, carriage, or the like. |
[Origin: 1400–50; 1840–50 for def. 5; late ME hytchen, of obscure orig.]
] —Related forms
hitcher, noun
—Synonyms 1. attach, connect, hook. 2. yoke. 14. hindrance, catch, impediment.
—Antonyms 1. loose, loosen.
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hitch2
[hich] Pronunciation Key
[hich] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a minnow, Lavinia exilicauda, inhabiting streams in the area of San Francisco and the Sacramento River basin. |
[Origin: orig. uncert.]
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hitch
(hĭch) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) v. hitched, hitch·ing, hitch·es v. tr.
v. intr.
n.
[Probably from Middle English hytchen, icchen, to move, jerk.] hitch'er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hitch (v.)
hitch (v.)
c.1440, probably from M.E. icchen "to move as with a jerk, to stir" (c.1200). It lacks cognates in other languages. Sense of "become fastened by a hook" first recorded 1578, originally nautical; the connection with icchen may be in notion of "hitching up" pants or boots with a jerking motion. The noun sense of "obstruction" is first recorded 1748. Military sense of "enlistment" is from 1835; verb meaning "to marry" is from 1844. Hitchhike is first attested 1923, from the notion of hitching a sled to a moving vehicle (a sense first recorded 1880) + hike.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hitch | |
noun | |
| 1. | a period of time spent in military service [syn: enlistment] |
| 2. | 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" [syn: arrest] |
| 3. | an unforeseen obstacle [syn: hang-up] |
| 4. | a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls |
| 5. | a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot |
| 6. | any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: hindrance] |
| 7. | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg |
verb | |
| 1. | to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [ant: unhitch] |
| 2. | walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" [syn: limp] |
| 3. | jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" [syn: buck] |
| 4. | travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: hitchhike] |
| 5. | connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hitch
Hitch\ (h[i^]ch), v. t. [Cf. Scot. hitch a motion by a jerk, and hatch, hotch, to move by jerks, also Prov. G. hiksen, G. hinken, to limp, hobble; or E. hiccough; or possibly akin to E. hook.]1. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling. Atoms . . . which at length hitched together. --South. 2. To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded. Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme. --Pope. To ease themselves . . . by hitching into another place. --Fuller. 3. To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere. [Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Hitch
Hitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hitching.]1. 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. 2. To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer. To hitch up. (a) To fasten up. (b) To pull or raise with a jerk; as, a sailor hitches up his trousers. (c) To attach, as a horse, to a vehicle; as, hitch up the gray mare. [Colloq.]
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Hitch
Hitch\, n. 1. A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement. 2. The act of catching, as on a hook, etc. 3. 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. A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch. 5. (Naut.) 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. (Geol.) A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
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