hitch

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[[t]hɪtʃ[/t]]

v.t.

1) to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.:

to hitch a horse to a post[/ex]

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[/ex]

4) to move or draw (something) with a jerk

5) sts Slang. to bind by marriage vows; unite in marriage; marry

6) to catch, as on a projection; snag

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[/ex]

10) to hobble; limp

11) the act or fact of fastening, as to something, esp. temporarily

12) navig. any of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened

13) mil 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

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Etymology: 1400–50; late ME; of obscure orig. hitch′er, n. II

hitch

[[t]hɪtʃ[/t]] v. i. v. t. hitched, hitch•ing. n.

cvb Informal. hitchhike

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Etymology: 1865–70; by shortening hitch′er, n.