[hich] 
| 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 bend 1 (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. |
