hitch

IPA: hˈɪtʃ

noun

  • A sudden pull.
  • Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
  • A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
  • (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
  • A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
  • (military, slang) A period of time spent in the military.
  • A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.
  • (mining) A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.
  • A surname transferred from the given name.
  • (informal) Alfred Hitchcock

verb

  • (transitive) To pull with a jerk.
  • (transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.
  • (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
  • (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
  • (intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
  • (intransitive, UK) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
  • (informal, transitive) Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride. [To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.]
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