Sekirov Dictionary

hitch

/hɪt͡ʃ/

noun 8
verb 7
forms 4
phrases 4

noun8

Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
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A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
- The banquet went off without a hitch
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A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
- His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.
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A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
- The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?
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(slang) A period of time spent in the military.
- She served two hitches in Vietnam.
A sudden pull.
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A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.
- A coal cutter and conveyor is used along the face, and after each cut the hitch had to be crossed at a new point. — 1897
A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.

verb7

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To attach, tie or fasten.
- He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping.
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To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
- atoms[…]which at length hitched together — 1692
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To pull with a jerk.
- She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt.
(informal) Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
(informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
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To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
- Frank’s breath hitched in his throat when he saw the knife being pointed at him.
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(UK) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
- Stolen[…]A brown Gelding[…]all his paces, and hitches a little in his pace. — 1686

forms

hitched · hitcht · hitching · hitches

Phrases with hitch

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