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H0220500 (hĭch)v. hitched, hitch·ing, hitch·es v.tr.1. To fasten, connect, or attach: hitched the horses to the sleigh.2. To move or raise by pulling or jerking: hitch up one's pants.3. Informal To get (a ride) by hitchhiking: hitched a ride to the rally.4. Slang To marry: They got hitched last month.v.intr.1. a. To move jerkily: "She hitched forward to make room for me on the seat" (Paul Theroux).b. To move or walk haltingly: He hitched along on his painful ankle.2. Informal To hitchhike.n.1. Any of various knots used to secure a line to another object such as a post or ring.2. A device used to connect one thing to another: a trailer hitch.3. A short jerking motion; a tug: answered with a hitch of her head.4. A hobble or limp: a hitch in his step.5. An impediment or a delay: a hitch in our plans.6. A term of service, especially of military service.7. Informal A free ride obtained along a road.

[Probably from Middle English hytchen, icchen, to move, jerk.]

hitch′er n.

hitch

(hɪtʃ) vb1. (Knots) to fasten or become fastened with a knot or tie, esp temporarily2. (often foll by up) to connect (a horse, team, etc); harness3. (often foll by: up) to pull up (the trousers, a skirt, etc) with a quick jerk4. (intr) chiefly US to move in a halting manner: to hitch along. 5. to entangle or become entangled: the thread was hitched on the reel. 6. (tr; passive) slang to marry (esp in the phrase get hitched)7. informal to obtain (a ride or rides) by hitchhikingn8. an impediment or obstacle, esp one that is temporary or minor: a hitch in the proceedings. 9. (Knots) a knot for fastening a rope to posts, other ropes, etc, that can be undone by pulling against the direction of the strain that holds it10. a sudden jerk; tug; pull: he gave it a hitch and it came loose. 11. chiefly US a hobbling gait: to walk with a hitch. 12. a device used for fastening13. informal a ride obtained by hitchhiking14. slang US and Canadian a period of time spent in prison, in the army, etc[C15: of uncertain origin] ˈhitcher n

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v.t. 1. to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.: to hitch a horse to a post. 2. to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up). 3. to raise with jerks (usu. fol. by up); hike up: to hitch up one's trousers. 4. to move or draw (something) with a jerk. 5. Slang. to bind by marriage vows; unite in marriage; marry. 6. to catch, as on a projection; snag. v.i. 7. to stick, as when caught. 8. to fasten oneself or itself to something (often fol. by on). 9. to move roughly or jerkily: The old buggy hitched along. 10. to hobble; limp. n. 11. the act or fact of fastening, as to something, esp. temporarily. 12. any of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened. 13. a period of military service. 14. an unexpected difficulty, obstacle, delay, etc. 15. a hitching movement. 16. a hitching gait; a hobble or limp. 17. a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it. [1400–50; late Middle English; of obscure orig.] hitch′er, n.

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v.i., v.t. hitched, hitch•ing.
n. Informal. hitchhike. [1865–70; by shortening] hitch′er, n.

hitch

Past participle: hitched
Gerund: hitching

Imperative
hitch
hitch

Present
I hitch
you hitch
he/she/it hitches
we hitch
you hitch
they hitch

Preterite
I hitched
you hitched
he/she/it hitched
we hitched
you hitched
they hitched

Present Continuous
I am hitching
you are hitching
he/she/it is hitching
we are hitching
you are hitching
they are hitching

Present Perfect
I have hitched
you have hitched
he/she/it has hitched
we have hitched
you have hitched
they have hitched

Past Continuous
I was hitching
you were hitching
he/she/it was hitching
we were hitching
you were hitching
they were hitching

Past Perfect
I had hitched
you had hitched
he/she/it had hitched
we had hitched
you had hitched
they had hitched

Future
I will hitch
you will hitch
he/she/it will hitch
we will hitch
you will hitch
they will hitch

Future Perfect
I will have hitched
you will have hitched
he/she/it will have hitched
we will have hitched
you will have hitched
they will have hitched

Future Continuous
I will be hitching
you will be hitching
he/she/it will be hitching
we will be hitching
you will be hitching
they will be hitching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hitching
you have been hitching
he/she/it has been hitching
we have been hitching
you have been hitching
they have been hitching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hitching
you will have been hitching
he/she/it will have been hitching
we will have been hitching
you will have been hitching
they will have been hitching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hitching
you had been hitching
he/she/it had been hitching
we had been hitching
you had been hitching
they had been hitching

Conditional
I would hitch
you would hitch
he/she/it would hitch
we would hitch
you would hitch
they would hitch

Past Conditional
I would have hitched
you would have hitched
he/she/it would have hitched
we would have hitched
you would have hitched
they would have hitched

Hitch

1. The attaching of a team to the implement to be pulled.2. The connecting linkage between the team and the implement.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hitch - a period of time spent in military serviceduty tour, enlistment, term of enlistment, tour of duty, tourperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
	2.	hitch - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"halt, stoppage, stay, arrest, check, stopinaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactivecountercheck - a check that restrains another checklogjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"
	3.	hitch - an unforeseen obstacle rub, hang-up, snagobstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
	4.	hitch - a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pullsconnecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
	5.	hitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knotBlackwall hitch - a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hookcat's-paw - a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hookedknot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another objectrolling hitch - a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another ropebecket bend, sheet bend, weaver's hitch, weaver's knot - a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)timber hitch - a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch
	6.	hitch - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensomehinderance, hindrance, preventative, preventive, encumbrance, incumbrance, interferenceclog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstructionimpedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficultspeed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
	7.	hitch - the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leglimp, hobblegait - a person's manner of walking
Verb	1.	hitch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"catchattach - cause to be attachedcatch - cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles"snag - catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"unhitch - unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
	2.	hitch - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"gimp, hobble, limpwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	3.	hitch - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"buck, jerkmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	4.	hitch - travel by getting free rides from motoristshitchhike, thumbride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
	5.	hitch - connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

hitch

noun1. problem, catch, trouble, check, difficulty, delay, hold-up, obstacle, hazard, drawback, hassle (informal), snag, uphill (S. African), stoppage, mishap, impediment, hindrance The five-hour operation went without a hitch.verb1. (Informal) hitchhike, thumb a lift I hitched a lift into town.2. fasten, join, attach, unite, couple, tie, connect, harness, tether, yoke, make fast We hitched the horse to the cart.get hitched (Informal) marry, get married, tie the knot (informal) The report shows that fewer couples are getting hitched.hitch something up pull up, tug, jerk, yank, hoick He hitched his trousers up over his potbelly.

hitch

verb1. To walk in a lame way:halt, hobble, limp.2. Slang. To join or be joined in marriage:espouse, marry, mate, wed.Idiom: tie the knot.noun1. A term of service, as in the military or in prison:stretch, time, tour.2. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:bout, go, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch.

Translations

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hitch

(hitʃ) verb1. to fasten to something. He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.拴住2. to hitch-hike. I can't afford the train-fare to London – I'll have to hitch.搭便车 noun1. an unexpected problem or delay. The job was completed without a hitch.障碍2. a kind of knot. 索结3. a sudden, short pull upwards. She gave her skirt a hitch.急拉ˈhitch-hike verb to travel by means of free rides in other people's cars. He has hitch-hiked all over Britain. 搭便车（免费搭乘他人便车旅行） ˈhitch-hiker noun 搭便车的人，免费搭乘他人便车旅行者 hitch a lift/ride to get a free ride in someone else's car. 免费搭车hitch up to pull up or raise with a sudden short pull. He hitched up his trousers.急拉

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get hitched

To get married. Did you hear? Bill and David got hitched last week!See also: get, hitch

hitch (one's) wagon to (someone or something)

To attempt to benefit from something or someone else's success or potential by closely associating with it or them. Be careful about hitching your wagon to the senator—some say his seat is in jeopardy. Joe got lucky by hitching his wagon to that startup before it was bought.See also: hitch, wagon

hitch (one's) horses together

obsolete To work or associate together amiably or for mutual benefit. The pronoun between "hitch" and "horses" is not always used. Considering the wealth and experience I could bring to your flourishing little enterprise, it strikes me that we would do well to hitch horses together. It soon became clear that the two coworkers do not hitch their horses together well at all.See also: hitch, horse, together

hitch a ride

1. To hitchhike. (Done by putting one's hitch in the air in order to signal passing cars that one is looking for a ride.) I spent the summer hitching rides along the west coast. We didn't have any money for a taxi, so we had to hitch a life home.2. To be driven to a location in someone else's car. A: "Do you need me to drive you to the movie?" B: "No, I'm hitching a ride with Janet."See also: hitch, ride

hitch a lift

1. To hitchhike. (Done by putting one's hitch in the air in order to signal passing cars that one is looking for a ride.) I spent the summer hitching lifts along the west coast. We didn't have any money for a taxi, so we had to hitch a life home.2. To be driven to a location in someone else's car. A: "Do you need me to drive you to the movie?" B: "No, I'm hitching a lift with Janet."See also: hitch, lift

thumb a ride

To hitchhike. (Done by putting one's thumb in the air in order to signal passing cars that one is looking for a ride.) I spent the summer thumbing rides along the west coast. We didn't have any money for a taxi, so we had to thumb a life home.See also: ride, thumb

thumb a lift

To hitchhike. (Done by putting one's thumb in the air in order to signal passing cars that one is looking for a ride.) I spent the summer thumbing lifts along the west coast. We didn't have any money for a taxi, so we had to thumb a life home.See also: lift, thumb

hitch (one's) wagon to a star

To pursue grand or lofty goals for oneself, often by partnering with someone or something that is already successful or revered. You can do anything you want, so why not hitch your wagon to a star? When I was trying to become a screenwriter, I hitched my wagon to a star by befriending some popular actresses.See also: hitch, star, wagon

hitch up

1. To pull something up, usually an article of clothing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hitch" and "up." These pants must be too big now because I constantly have to hitch them up.2. To connect or fasten something to something else. Who is going to hitch the rig up to the truck?3. slang To get married. You guys better not elope and get hitched up without us!See also: hitch, up

hitched

Married. Did you hear? Bill and David got hitched last week!See also: hitch

have a hitch in one's gitalong

Rur. to have a permanent or temporary limp. Pappy's got quite a hitch in his gitalong since he broke his hip.See also: have, hitch

hitch someone or something (up) (to something)

to attach someone or something to something. Please hitch the horse up to the wagon, and let's get going. Please hitch up the horse.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Prov. Always aspire to do great things.; Do not set pessimistic goals. (From Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, "Civilization.") The speaker who delivered the high school commencement address challenged the graduating students to hitch their wagons to a star. Bob: What do you want to be when you grow up? Child: I used to want to be a great actor, but my dad told me hardly anybody gets to be an actor, so now I have to pick something else. Bob: Nonsense. If you want to be an actor, then do your best to be an actor. Hitch your wagon to a star!See also: hitch, star, wagon

thumb a ride

and hitch a rideto get a ride from a passing motorist; to make a sign with one's thumb that indicates to passing drivers that one is asking for a ride. My car broke down on the highway, and I had to thumb a ride to get back to town. Sometimes it's dangerous to hitch a ride with a stranger.See also: ride, thumb

without a hitch

Fig. with no problem(s). Everything went off without a hitch. We hoped the job would go off without a hitch.See also: hitch, without

hitch a ride

Also, thumb a ride. Solicit a free ride, especially by hitchhiking. For example, I've no car; can I hitch a ride home with you? or He was hoping to thumb a ride to the stadium. The verb hitch here alludes to walking unevenly, presumably to hop into a car or truck; raising one's thumb is the traditional signal for stopping a car on the road. [First half of 1900s] See also: hitch, ride

hitch one's wagon to a star

Aim high, as in Bill's hitching his wagon to a star-he plans to be a partner by age thirty. This metaphoric expression was invented by essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1870. See also: hitch, star, wagon

hitch your wagon to someone/something

If someone hitches their wagon to a successful person or thing, they try to use that person or thing to make themselves more successful. Jones isn't the only footballer to have hitched his wagon to brand promotion. They made a big mistake hitching their wagon to The Beatles. Note: You can also say that you hitch your wagon to a star or to someone's star, with the same meaning. Giammetti had the good fortune to hitch his wagon to a brilliant star. A powerful network had by now hitched their wagons to Johnson's star. Note: This is a quotation from the essay `Civilization' (1870) by the American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson: `Now that is the wisdom of a man, in every instance of his labor, to hitch his wagon to a star, and see his chore done by the gods themselves.' See also: hitch, someone, something, wagon

hitch horses together

get on well together; act in harmony. USSee also: hitch, horse, together

hitch your wagon to a star

make use of powers higher than your own. This phrase was used by the American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1870 in the context of idealistic aspiration; modern usage generally has the more cynical implication of attaching yourself to someone successful or famous in order to profit from the association. 1998 Spectator [ Francis Bacon ] was among the first to hitch his wagon to the star of the repulsive George Villiers … James I's next favourite. See also: hitch, star, wagon

hitch your ˌwagon to a ˈstar

hitch your wagon to somebody/something

try to succeed by forming a relationship with somebody/something that is already successful: She quit the group and hitched her wagon to the dance band ‘Beats’. ♢ We must be careful. We don’t want to hitch our wagon to the wrong star. Hitch means to tie or attach something to something else.See also: hitch, star, wagon

get ˈhitched

(informal) get married: They got hitched last year without telling anybody about it.See also: get, hitch

thumb/hitch a ˈlift

stand by the side of the road with your thumb out because you want a driver to stop and take you somewhere: We tried to hitch a lift, but nobody stopped to pick us up.See also: hitch, lift, thumb

hitch up

v.1. To pull up something, especially an item of clothing: I keep hitching up my pants because I forgot to wear a belt today. The pioneers hitched their pantlegs up and crossed the creek.2. To attach something or someone to something or someone else with a hitch: I hitched up the trailer to the car. They hitched the horses up to the wagon.3. Slang To marry: They hitched up last month in Las Vegas.See also: hitch, up

hitched

mod. married. (Folksy.) Sam and Mary decided to get hitched. See also: hitch

thumb a ride

tv. to beg a ride; to stand at the side of the street and signal to cars with one’s thumb for a ride; to hitchhike. I’ll thumb a ride to get there if I have to. See also: ride, thumb

without a hitch

mod. with no problem(s). Everything went off without a hitch. See also: hitch, without

hitch one's wagon to a star, to

To aim high. This metaphor was coined by Ralph Waldo Emerson, who in 1870 wrote, “Hitch your wagon to a star. Let us not fag in paltry works which serve our pot and bag alone” (Society and Solitude: Civilization). Ogden Nash played on this cliché in his poem “Kindly Unhitch That Star” (1940).See also: hitch, wagon

hitch your wagon to a star

Set high goals. The phrase come from an 1862 Ralph Waldo Emerson essay “American Civilization”: “Now that is the wisdom of a man, in every instance of his labor, to hitch his wagon to a star, and see his chore done by the gods themselves. That is the way we are strong, by borrowing the might of the elements. The forces of steam, gravity, galvanism, light, magnets, wind, fire, serve us day by day, and cost us nothing.” It used to be heard among other bit of avuncular or graduation speech advice. Then advice for the future became more specific, like “plastics” in the movie The Graduate. Nowadays, in this economy, your guess is as good as mine.See also: hitch, star, wagon

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noun problem

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verb hitchhike

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verb fasten

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phrase get hitched

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phrase hitch something up

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verb to walk in a lame way

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verb to join or be joined in marriage

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noun a term of service, as in the military or in prison

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noun a limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity

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noun a period of time spent in military service

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noun the state of inactivity following an interruption

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noun an unforeseen obstacle

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noun a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

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noun a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it

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