Definition of hitch
transitive verb
1 : to move by jerks or with a tug hitching his chair closer to the table
2a : to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot hitched his horse to the fence postb (1) : to connect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power hitch a rake to a tractor (2) : to attach (a source of motive power) to a vehicle or instrument hitch the horses to the wagonc : to join in marriage got hitched
3 : hitchhike hitched a ride into town
intransitive verb
1 : to move with halts and jerks : hobble hitched along on her cane
2a : to become entangled, made fast, or linkedb : to become joined in marriage
3 : hitchhike hitched back home
hitcher
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Examples of hitch in a Sentence
hitch a trailer to a car
He hitched across the country last summer.
He hitched his way across the country last summer.
Recent Examples of hitch from the Web
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Brandenburg decided to move to higher ground, hoping to hitch a ride to Kennedy Meadows in the Southern Sierra to resume his trek.
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Employees and visitors to the factory wear shoe covers, hairnets and gowns, and scrub their hands before entering a booth where they're blasted with jets of air to bat away anything that might try to hitch a ride inside.
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Oates once hitched a ride — on a plane — with Andy Warhol By their mid-’80s career peak, the duo had already met Andy Warhol and got to know the artist a little bit.
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In this episode of Ventures, Bloomberg Businessweek's Ashlee Vance journeys to India to watch Planet's satellites hitch a ride on a rocket.
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Getting hitched to a super-talented partner does seem like a pretty good way to celebrate turning 35.
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Your goals and money management methods may change a lot once you're hitched.
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Clooney created the Casamigos tequila company in 2013 with developer Mike Meldman and entertainment entrepreneur Rande Gerber, hitching a ride on the American tequila boom.
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According to a study by the historian Julie Peterson, disabled veterans attending the University of Illinois often hitched rides on service trucks to avoid sidewalks without accessible ramps.
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Origin and Etymology of hitch
Middle English hytchen
hitch
Definition of hitch
1 : limp had a hitch in his step
2 : a sudden movement or pull : jerk gave his trousers a hitch
3a : a sudden halt : stoppage a hitch in the performanceb : a usually unforeseen difficulty or obstacle the plan went off without a hitch
4 : the act or fact of catching hold
5 : a connection between a vehicle or implement and a detachable source of power (such as a tractor or horse) attached a trailer hitch to his pickup
6 : a delimited period especially of military service serving a four-year hitch in the navy
7 : any of various knots used to form a temporary noose in a line or to secure a line temporarily to an object
8 : lift 5b catching a hitch into town
Examples of hitch in a Sentence
The plan went off without a hitch.
He went back to college after doing his hitch in the army.
a seven-year hitch at the newspaper
Recent Examples of hitch from the Web
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But there's a potential hitch, noted Clay Chandler, executive editor of Time Inc., parent company of Fortune, and weekly columnist on Chinese business as part of Fortune's CEO Daily newsletter.
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After conferring with the Blue Jays and crew chief Joe West, the game is scheduled to start without a hitch.
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Since its first flight in 2003, the Delta IV Heavy has flown nine successful missions without a hitch.
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But there's a hitch: At some locations, most of the volunteers want to help take information, not handle deer.
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As part of his training, Dr, Katz served an internship at St. Louis University Hospital in 1956, and did a hitch as a physician in the Army.
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Threatening skies and rain earlier in the day kept graduates and their families inside the school after the ceremony, but the longstanding tradition of graduation in the gym allowed the program itself to go off without a hitch.
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Dalton in that case would have thrown to one of the hitch routes outside.
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In recent years, however, the night has gone off without a hitch.
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Origin and Etymology of hitch
see 1hitch
HITCH Defined for English Language Learners
hitch
playDefinition of hitch for English Language Learners
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: to attach, fasten, or connect (something) with a hook, knot, etc.
hitch
Definition of hitch for English Language Learners
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: a hidden problem that makes something more complicated or difficult to do
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: a device that is used to connect one thing (such as a plow or trailer) to another (such as a tractor, car, or animal)
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: a period of service in the military, at a job, etc.
HITCH Defined for Kids
Definition of hitch for Students
1 : an unexpected stop or problem Even their opening performance in Seattle went off without a hitch … — Richard and Florence Atwater, Mr. Popper's Penguins
2 : a jerky movement or pull He gave his pants a hitch.
3 : a knot used for a temporary fastening
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