hitch
🇺🇸
/hɪtʃ/
🇬🇧
/hɪtʃ/
verb
R
to get a ride without paying, by asking for a ride in cars passing by.
We managed to hitch a ride to the nearest town.
R
to quickly lift something up, usually a part of your clothes.
I had to hitch up my pants because they were too loose.
R
to move yourself up or into a different spot.
He hitched himself onto a higher step to see better.
R
to connect something to another thing using a rope or hook.
She hitched the trailer to the car and drove off.
noun
R
a small problem that causes a temporary delay.
There was a small hitch in our plans, but we fixed it.
R
a kind of knot used for connecting ropes.
He used a hitch to tie the two ropes together.
translation
to get a ride without paying, by asking for a ride in cars passing by.; to quickly lift something up, usually a part of your clothes.; to move yourself up or into a different spot.; to connect something to another thing using a rope or hook.
a small problem that causes a temporary delay.; a kind of knot used for connecting ropes.
Word Forms
3rd Present
hitches
Progressive
hitching
Past
hitched
Plural
hitches
Perfect
hitched