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hitch
I. \ˈhich\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English hytchen
transitive verb
1. : to move with jerks or jerkily
< hitching his chair closer to the table >
2.
a. : to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or a knot
< hitched his horse to the top rail of the fence >
b. : to connect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power
< hitch a rake to a tractor >
or to attach (a source of motive power) to a vehicle or instrument
< hitch the horses to the wagon >
c. slang : to join in marriage
3. : to introduce into a literary work especially irrelevantly or by obvious straining
< can't avoid hitching in a word or two about personal responsibility >
4. : hitchhike
< could hitch a ride on their trucks — Dillon Ripley >
intransitive verb
1. : to move interruptedly or with halts and jerks usually due to an obstruction or impediment : hobble
< hitched slowly along on his cane >
2.
a. : to become entangled or made fast : become linked or yoked
< presumably these infinitesimal particles hitched together to become matter >
b. slang : to become joined in marriage — often used with up
< decided to hitch up >
3. : hitchhike
< could not risk hitching back — James Jones >
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- hitch horses
II. noun
(-es)
1. : a sudden movement or pull : jerk, twitch
< gave his trousers a hitch >
2.
a. : hobble, limp
< a hitch in his gait >
b. dialect : crick
< had a hitch in his back >
3. : a sudden halt or stop (as from an accident) : entanglement, obstruction, stoppage, impediment
< a hitch in the performance >
4. : the act or fact of catching hold of or on something (as a hook)
5. : a connection between a vehicle or implement and a detachable source of motive power (as a tractor or a horse)
6. slang : a period of military service; broadly : a sharply delimited period in one's life
< served a three-year hitch in prison >
< put in a hitch with the diplomatic service after leaving the army >
7. : a recess cut in rock to support the end of a timber in mining or tunneling operations
8. : any of various knots used to form a temporary loop or noose in a line or to secure a line temporarily to an object; sometimes : half hitch
9. : hitchhike, lift 5b
< get a hitch into town — Irwin Shaw >
III. noun
(-es)
Etymology: origin unknown
: a minnow (Lavinia exilicauda) with silvery sides and dark back that occurs in streams about San Francisco and Monterey and reaches a length of 12 inches |