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(hĭch) pronunciation

v., hitched, hitch·ing, hitch·es.

v.tr.
  1. To fasten or catch temporarily with or as if with a loop, hook, or noose.
  2. To connect or attach, as to a vehicle: hitched the horses to the sleigh.
  3. To move or raise by pulling or jerking: hitch up one's suspenders.
  4. Informal. To hitchhike: hitched a ride to the rally.
  5. Slang. To marry: They got hitched last month.
v.intr.
  1. To move haltingly; hobble.
  2. To become entangled, snarled, or fastened.
  3. Informal. To hitchhike.
n.
  1. Any of various knots used as a temporary fastening.
  2. A device used to connect one thing to another.
  3. A short jerking motion; a tug.
  4. A hobble or limp.
  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.]

hitcher hitch'er n.

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verb

  1. To walk in a lame way: halt2, hobble, limp. See move/halt.
  2. To join or be joined in marriage: espouse, marry, mate, wed. Idioms: tie the knot. See marriage/unmarried.

noun

  1. A term of service, as in the military or in prison: stretch, time, tour. See time.
  2. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity: bout, go, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell3, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch. See time.


n

Definition: problem, difficulty
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, chance, opening, opportunity

v

Definition: join, fasten
Antonyms: disjoin, unchain, unfasten, unhitch, unlock

n. a period of service: his twelve-year hitch in the navy.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To tie together. Also: An unexpected stop or problem.

pronunciation There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together. — Josh Billings (1856-1950)

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adjective
adjective, orig US

Married; sometimes followed by up. (1857 —) .
J. H. Fullarton That's the fifth o the old gang to get hitched up in five months (1944).



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To fasten by a knot, usually used to describe tying a horse to a post.

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Hitch may refer to:

  • Hitch knot, a knot used to attach a rope to a fixed object
  • Tow hitch, a construction on a truck or car to attach a trailer
  • Hitches, fish in the genus Lavinia (genus) including Lavinia exilicauda
  • Hitch (film), a 2005 movie starring Will Smith
  • Hitchhiking, a form of travel in which the traveller tries to get a lift (ride) from another traveller, usually a car or truck driver
  • Marriage (as in "getting hitched")
  • A problem (as in "we've got a hitch with the delivery")

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tøjre, binde, hægte, rykke, hive
v. intr. - spænde for, hægte sig fast
n. - hindring, gene, uheld, ryk, lift, gratis tur

idioms:

  • get hitched    blive gift, blive splejset sammen
  • hitch one's wagon to a star    sætte sig høje mål
  • hitch up    hive op i

Nederlands (Dutch)
storing, kink in de kabel, ruk, oponthoud, koppeling, zeemansknoop, strompelende gang, militaire diensttijd, lift (meegenomen worden in andermans auto), voorspannen, inspannen, aanspannen, liften, trouwen met, koppelen, zich aansluiten bij, verschuiven, vastmaken, overeenstemmen, blijven steken, met rukken bewegen, mank gaan

Français (French)
v. tr. - attacher, atteler, accrocher, faire de l'auto-stop
v. intr. - faire de l'auto-stop, (US) boitiller
n. - problème, pépin, n¯ud, (US) séjour (en prison)

idioms:

  • get hitched    se marier
  • hitch one's wagon to a star    avoir de grandes ambitions/de grands projets/de grands idéaux
  • hitch up    remonter, retrousser, atteler (un cheval), accrocher (un wagon)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Problem, (mar.) Stek
v. - festbinden, per Anhalter fahren

idioms:

  • get hitched    heiraten
  • hitch one's wagon to a star    sich ein hohes Ziel setzen
  • hitch up    anspannen, hochziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τράνταγμα, τίναγμα, τράβηγμα, εμπόδιο, κώλυμα, σκάλωμα, θητεία, αναποδιά, δυσάρεστο απρόοπτο, θηλιά
v. - δένω, προσδένω, τραντάζω, σκαλώνω, δένω/-ομαι, πιάνω, στερεώνω, συνδέω (κν. κοτσάρω), αγκιστρώνω

idioms:

  • get hitched    παντρεύομαι (κν. κρεμιέμαι)
  • hitch one's wagon to a star    χρησιμοποιώ τα μεγάλα μέσα
  • hitch up    τραβώ, ανασηκώνω

Italiano (Italian)
aggiogare, agganciare, praticare l'autostop

idioms:

  • get hitched    sposarsi
  • hitch up    aggiogare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - engate (m), puxão (m), obstáculo (m)
v. - engatar, mancar, enganchar

idioms:

  • get hitched    casar-se
  • hitch up    atrelar

Русский (Russian)
толчок, препятствие, прихрамывание, внезапная остановка механизма, бесплатная поездка на попутной машине, захват, зацеп, подталкивать, зацеплять, привязывать, прихрамывать, походить, просить подвезти

idioms:

  • get hitched    жениться
  • hitch up    подтянуть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - uncir, enganchar, atar, amarrar
v. intr. - hacer autostop, viajar a dedo, pedir aventón
n. - tirón, obstáculo, interrupción, dificultad

idioms:

  • get hitched    casarse
  • hitch one's wagon to a star    picar muy alto
  • hitch up    alzar de un tirón, arremangar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ryck, haltning, stek (sjö), fasthakande, hake, tjänsteperiod, straffperiod i fängelse, brist, lift
v. - rycka, binda fast, lifta, haka upp, komma bra överens, gifta sig, viga

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
钩住, 套住, 拴住, 套, 蹒跚, 被钩住, 猛拉, 急止

idioms:

  • get hitched    使结婚
  • hitch one's wagon to a star    好高骛远, 胸怀大志有远大的抱负
  • hitch up    急速拉起或扯起, 缩上去, 把挽畜套到车上或工具上

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 鉤住, 套住, 拴住, 套
v. intr. - 蹣跚, 被鉤住
n. - 猛拉, 急止

idioms:

  • get hitched    使結婚
  • hitch one's wagon to a star    好高騖遠, 胸懷大志有遠大的抱負
  • hitch up    急速拉起或扯起, 縮上去, 把挽畜套到車上或工具上

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 걸어 매다, 홱 움직이다, 이야기에 끌어들이다
v. intr. - 홱 움직이다, 절름거리다, 엉키다, 사이가 좋다
n. - 왈칵 당김, 절름거림, 연결, 엉킴

idioms:

  • get hitched    결혼하다
  • hitch up    홱 끌어 올리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぐいと動かす, つなぐ, 引っ掛ける, 引っ掛かる, ヒッチハイクする, ぐいと動く
n. - ぐいと引くこと, 引っ掛け結び, 障害, 支障, 故障

idioms:

  • get hitched    結婚する
  • hitch up    ぐいと引き上げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نخعه أو حركه أو جذبه مفاجئه, عرج, توقف مفاجئ, شد فرس, إلى عربه, فترة وبخاصه مدة الخدمه العسكريه, عقدة أو أنشوطه (فعل) يحرك بالنخع أو بطريقه ناخعه, يعقد أو يربط باحكام, يشد فرسا إلى عربه, يسافر متطفلا بأن يوقف السيارات ليركبها مجانا, يتقدم على نحو متقطع أو بتعثر وتوقف, يعرج, يعلق أو يتداخل أو يتشابك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קשר, חיבר, השיג טרמפ‬
v. intr. - ‮התחבר, נסע בטרמפים, ניסה לתפוס טרמפ‬
n. - ‮משיכה או דחיפה פתאומית, קשר, הרמה בתנופה, משיכה, מכשול, תקלה, לולאה, טלטלה פתאומית, נסיעה בטרמפ, אפסר, תקופת שירות (מדוברת)‬


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