HITCH


Meaning of HITCH in English

/ hɪtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

1.

to get a free ride in a person's car; to travel around in this way, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop :

[ vn ]

They hitched a ride in a truck.

( BrE also)

They hitched a lift .

[ v ]

We spent the summer hitching around Europe.

—see also hitchhike

2.

[ vn ] hitch sth (up) to pull up a piece of your clothing

SYN hike up :

She hitched up her skirt and waded into the river.

3.

[ vn + adv. / prep. ] hitch yourself (up, etc.) to lift yourself into a higher position, or the position mentioned :

She hitched herself up.

He hitched himself onto the bar stool.

4.

[ vn ] hitch sth (to sth) to fix sth to sth else with a rope, a hook, etc. :

She hitched the pony to the gate.

IDIOMS

- get hitched

■ noun

1.

a problem or difficulty that causes a short delay :

The ceremony went off without a hitch .

a technical hitch

2.

a type of knot :

a clove hitch

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in sense 2): of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.