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hitch

1  [hich]
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–verb (used with object)
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.
–verb (used without object)
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.
–noun
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.
a. a fault having a throw less than the thickness of a coal seam being mined.
b. a notch cut in a wall or the like to hold the end of a stull or other timber.
—Verb phrase
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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hitch

2  [hich]
–noun
a minnow, Lavinia exilicauda, inhabiting streams in the area of San Francisco and the Sacramento River basin.
Origin:
orig. uncert.

hitch

3  [hich]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), noun Informal.
hitchhike.
Origin:
1865–70; by shortening

Related forms:
hitcher, noun
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v.   hitched, hitch·ing, hitch·es

v.   tr.
  1. To fasten or catch temporarily with or as if with a loop, hook, or noose.
  2. To connect or attach, as to a vehicle: hitched the horses to the sleigh.
  3. To move or raise by pulling or jerking: hitch up one's suspenders.
  4. Informal To hitchhike: hitched a ride to the rally.
  5. Slang To marry: They got hitched last month.
v.   intr.
  1. To move haltingly; hobble.
  2. To become entangled, snarled, or fastened.
  3. Informal To hitchhike.
n.  
  1. Any of various knots used as a temporary fastening.
  2. A device used to connect one thing to another.
  3. A short jerking motion; a tug.
  4. A hobble or limp.
  5. An impediment or a delay: a hitch in our plans.
  6. A term of service, especially of military service.
  7. Informal A free ride obtained along a road.

[Probably from Middle English hytchen, icchen, to move, jerk.]
hitch'er n.
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