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verb (used with object)
1.
to fasten or tie, especially 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 followed by up).
3.
to raise with jerks (usually followed by up); hike up: to hitch up one's trousers.
4.
to move or draw (something) with a jerk.
5.
EXPAND6.
COLLAPSEto catch, as on a projection; snag: He hitched his jeans on a nail and tore them.
verb (used without object)
7.
to stick, as when caught.
8.
to fasten oneself or itself to something (often followed by on).
9.
to move roughly or jerkily: The old buggy hitched along.
10.
to hobble or limp.
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Hitched
is always a great word to know.
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noun
Verb phrase11.
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially 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.
EXPANDa hitching movement; jerk or pull.
19.
hitch up, to harness an animal to a wagon, carriage, or the like.
Origin:
1400–50; 1840–50 for def. 5; late Middle English hytchen, of obscure origin
1400–50; 1840–50 for def. 5; late Middle English hytchen, of obscure origin
Related forms
hitch·er, noun
Synonyms
1. attach, connect, hook. 2. yoke. 14. hindrance, catch, impediment.
1. attach, connect, hook. 2. yoke. 14. hindrance, catch, impediment.
Antonyms
1. loose, loosen.
1. loose, loosen.
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Origin:
1865–70; by shortening
1865–70; by shortening
Related forms
hitch·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
hitch
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
EXPANDsense 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.
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