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- Dictionaryhitch/hɪtʃ/
verb
- 1. move (something) into a different position with a jerk: "she hitched up her skirt and ran" Similar
- 2. travel by hitch-hiking: informal "they hitched to Birmingham" Similar
noun
- 1. a temporary difficulty or problem: "everything went without a hitch"
- 2. a knot of a particular kind, typically one used for fastening a rope to something else.
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The meaning of HITCH is to move by jerks or with a tug. How to use hitch in a sentence.
HITCH definition: 1. a temporary difficulty that causes a short delay: 2. a particular type of knot: 3. a device…. Learn more.
Hitch definition: to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether. See examples of HITCH used in a sentence.
HITCH meaning: 1. a temporary difficulty that causes a short delay: 2. a particular type of knot: 3. a device…. Learn more.
A hitch is an obstacle or hindrance. You might be late because of a last minute hitch, like waiting for a family of ducks to cross the road. If things go well, they go off without a hitch.
A hitch is a slight problem or difficulty which causes a short delay. After some technical hitches the show finally got under way. The five-hour operation went without a hitch.
Definition of hitch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
hitch. verb. /hɪtʃ/. Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] 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 hitch something They hitched a ride in a truck. (+ adv./prep.) We spent the summer hitching around New England.
Definition of hitch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to get a free ride in someone's vehicle, by standing next to the road and waiting for someone to pick you up. [ T ] (also US hitch up) to fasten something to an object or vehicle: They hitched the caravan to the car.