English Explanatory Dictionary

hitch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sudden pull.
  2. Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
  3. A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
  4. A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
  5. A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
  6. A period of time spent in the military.
  7. A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.
  8. A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.
verb
  1. To pull with a jerk.
  2. To attach, tie or fasten.
  3. To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
  4. Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
  5. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
  6. To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
  7. To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
name
  1. Alfred Hitchcock

Pronunciation

/hɪt͡ʃ/ en-us-hitch.ogg

Word forms

hitch hitches hitching hitched

Etymology

Probably from Middle English hicchen, hytchen, icchen (“to move; to move as with a jerk”), of obscure origin. Lacks cognates in other languages. Compare itch, hike.

Synonyms

catch affix join put together accouple assemble associate attach bewed bind clasp clinch combine conglomerate conglutinate conjoin connect construct couple entwine fay fix graft hitch hook inosculate interlink joint knit knot link marry piece together piecen pinion splice unite wed yoke espouse handfast spouse

Derived words

adjustable hitch anchor hitch axle hitch Bachmann hitch barrel hitch becket hitch Blackwall hitch buntline hitch clove hitch clove-hitch cow hitch double becket hitch figure-eight hitch friction hitch half hitch half-hitch hitch-hike → hitch-hiker hitchless hitch one's wagon to hitchrack hitch rack hitchrail hitch up hitchy Italian hitch killick hitch killock hitch magnus hitch manharness hitch Munter hitch ossel hitch sailor's hitch swab hitch timber hitch tow hitch trailer hitch trucker's hitch weaver's hitch hitcher hitchhike hitchhiker hitching hitching-bar hitching post hitching rail hitchment hitch one's wagon to a star skitch unhitch unhitched
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