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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026hitch1 /hɪtʃ/USA pronunciation
v.
- to fasten or tie by means of a rope or strap;
tether:[~ + object]to hitch a horse to a post.
- to harness (an animal) to a vehicle: [~ + object]He hitched the horse to the carriage.[~ + up + object]He hitched up the horse to the carriage.[~ + object + up]He hitched the horse up to the carriage.
- to hike up: [~ + up + object]hitched up his trousers.[~ + object + up]hitched his trousers up.
- Slang Termsto marry:[~ + object]He enjoyed dating but he wasn't going to get hitched.
n. [countable]
- an act of hitching or a state of being hitched.
- Naval Termsany of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened.
- Militarya period of military service:a two-year hitch.
- an unexpected difficulty, problem, obstacle, delay, etc.:The rain was a hitch in our plans for the picnic.
hitch3 /hɪtʃ/USA pronunciation
v.
- [Informal.]to hitchhike: [~ + object]to hitch a ride from St. Louis to Chicago.[no object]You can get there by hitching.
n. [countable]
- a ride obtained by hitchhiking.
hitch•er, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026hitch1
(hich),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.;
tether:Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
- to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up).
- to raise with jerks (usually fol. by up);
hike up:to hitch up one's trousers.
- to move or draw (something) with a jerk.
- Slang Termsto bind by marriage vows;
unite in marriage;
marry:They got hitched in '79.
- to catch, as on a projection;
snag:He hitched his jeans on a nail and tore them.
v.i. - to stick, as when caught.
- to fasten oneself or itself to something (often fol. by on).
- to move roughly or jerkily:The old buggy hitched along.
- to hobble or limp.
- hitch up, to harness an animal to a wagon, carriage, or the like.
n. - the act or fact of fastening, as to something, esp. temporarily.
- Naval Termsany of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened. Cf. bend1 (def. 18).
- Militarya period of military service:a three-year hitch in the Navy.
- an unexpected difficulty, obstacle, delay, etc.:a hitch in our plans for the picnic.
- a hitching movement;
jerk or pull.
- a hitching gait;
a hobble or limp.
- a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it.
- Mining
- a fault having a throw less than the thickness of a coal seam being mined.
- a notch cut in a wall or the like to hold the end of a stull or other timber.
- 1400–50; 1840–50 for def. 5; late Middle English hytchen, of obscure origin, originally
1. attach, connect, hook. 2. yoke. 15. hindrance, catch, impediment.
hitch2
(hich),USA pronunciation n.
- Fish, Informal Termsa minnow, Lavinia exilicauda, inhabiting streams in the area of San Francisco and the Sacramento River basin.
- origin, originally uncertain
- hitchhike.
hitch′er, n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hitch /hɪtʃ/ vb - to fasten or become fastened with a knot or tie, esp temporarily
- (transitive) often followed by up: to pull up (the trousers, a skirt, etc) with a quick jerk
- (intransitive) chiefly US to move in a halting manner
- (transitive; passive) slang to marry (esp in the phrase get hitched)
- informal to obtain (a ride or rides) by hitchhiking
n - an impediment or obstacle, esp one that is temporary or minor
- a knot for fastening a rope to posts, other ropes, etc, that can be undone by pulling against the direction of the strain that holds it
- a sudden jerk; tug; pull: he gave it a hitch and it came loose
- informal a ride obtained by hitchhiking
Etymology: 15th Century: of uncertain originˈhitcher n
'get hitched' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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