hitch
21hitch — 1 verb 1 (I, T) informal to ask for a free ride from the drivers of passing cars by putting your hand out with your thumb raised; hitchhike (+ across/around/to): They hitched all the way across Europe. | hitch a ride with sb: We hitched a ride… …
22hitch — I [[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… …
23hitch — /hɪtʃ / (say hich) verb (t) 1. to make fast, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether. 2. Also, hitch up. to harness (an animal) to a vehicle. 3. Also, hitch up. to raise with jerks: to hitch up one s trousers. 4. to… …
24hitch — {{11}}hitch (n.) 1660s, a limp or hobble; 1670s, an abrupt movement, from HITCH (Cf. hitch) (v.). Meaning a means by which a rope is made fast is from 1769, nautical. The sense of obstruction is first recorded 1748; military sense of enlistment… …
25hitch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English hytchen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to move by jerks or with a tug 2. a. to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot < hitched his horse to the fence post > b …
26Hitch — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le nom Hitch peut désigner : Hitch, expert en séduction, un film américain réalisé par Andy Tennant, sorti en 2005 ; Bryan Hitch, un dessinateur …
27hitch — a general name for a series of knots used in angling and for tying up boats. See cleat hitch, clove hitch, double half hitch and rolling hitch …
28hitch — hitch1 hitcher, n. /hich/, v.t. 1. to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts. 2. to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up). 3. to raise with jerks… …
29hitch up — v. (D; tr.) to hitch up to (to hitch up horses to a cart) * * * (D; tr.) to hitch up to (to hitch up horses to a cart) …
30hitch up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hitch up : present tense I/you/we/they hitch up he/she/it hitches up present participle hitching up past tense hitched up past participle hitched up 1) to pull something that you are wearing to a higher… …
