hitch

  • 31hitch up — verb pull up (Freq. 1) He hitched up his socks and pants • Syn: ↑hike up • Hypernyms: ↑pull • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * hitch up [ …

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  • 32hitch — Synonyms and related words: acute pain, amble, arrange a match, articulate, attach, barge, batten, batten down, bed, bed down, bite, block, blockade, bob, bolt, boring pain, bottleneck, bowl along, break, bridle, brush, buckle, bundle, butt,… …

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  • 33hitch — [hɪtʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] informal to hitchhike 2) [T] to fasten something to something else We hitched a trailer to the back of our car.[/ex] • hitch sth up II noun [C] hitch [hɪtʃ] a problem that is not very serious The plane was delayed due to a… …

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  • 34hitch — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. fasten with a loop, hook, etc.; tether (hitched the horse to the cart). b intr. (often foll. by in, on to, etc.) become fastened in this way (the rod hitched in to the bracket). 2 tr. move (a thing) with a jerk; shift slightly… …

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  • 35hitch — 1. noun /hɪtʃ/ a) A sudden pull. His truck sported a heavy duty hitch for his boat. b) Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope . See . The banquet went off without a hitch. (Meaning the banquet went… …

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  • 36hitch n — (d; tr.) to hitch n to (to hitch n horses to a cart) …

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  • 37hitch — verb 1》 move (something) into a different position with a jerk. 2》 fasten or tether with a rope.     ↘harness (a draught animal or team). 3》 informal travel or obtain (a lift) by hitchhiking. noun 1》 a temporary difficulty. 2》 a knot of a kind… …

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  • 38hitch up — intransitive verb Date: 1817 to hitch a draft animal or team to a vehicle …

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  • 39hitch up — phr verb Hitch up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑dress, ↑skirt …

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  • 40hitch — Gullah Words hitch, hitches, hitched, hitching; also for marry, marrying …

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