Meaning

6 senses
  1. (transitive)To pull with a jerk.

    She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt.

    mit einem Ruck ziehen

    підштовхуватиpidštovxuvaty, підсуватиpidsuvaty, підтягуватиpidtjahuvaty

  2. (transitive)To attach, tie or fasten.

    He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping.

    festmachen

    причіплятиpryčipljaty, прив'язуватиpryvʺjazuvaty, запрягатиzaprjahaty

  3. (informal)To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.

  4. (intransitive)To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

  5. (intransitive)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.

  6. (UK, intransitive)To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.

More definitions
  • to hook or entangle
  • connect to a vehicle:
  • travel by getting free rides from motorists
  • jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

Examples

56 sentences
  1. There was a hitch.

    Була маленька проблемка. — deniko

  2. I hitched a ride with Tom.

  3. Tom hitched a ride to Boston.

  4. I hitched a ride to Boston.

  5. Tom hitched the trailer to his car.

Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to pull with a jerk:
to attach:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to pull with a jerk:
to attach:

Origin

Probably from Middle English hicchen, hytchen, icchen (“to move; to move as with a jerk”),

Probably from Middle English hicchen, hytchen, icchen (“to move; to move as with a jerk”), of obscure origin. Lacks cognates in other languages. Compare itch, hike.

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Forms

hitches, hitching, hitched, hitched
Base formhitch · to hitch
3rd person singularhitches
Present participlehitching
Past simplehitched
Past participlehitched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhitch
he, she, ithitches

Past simpleLesson

all personshitched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hitched
he, she, ithas hitched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hitch

Synonyms

49 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to hook or entangle:catch
  • travel by getting free rides from motorists:hitchhikethumb
  • jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched:buckjerk
  • walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury:limpgimphobble

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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