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hitch
(hĭch)v. hitched, hitch·ing, hitch·es
v.tr.
1. To fasten, connect, or attach: hitched the horses to the sleigh.
2. To move or raise by pulling or jerking: hitch up one's pants.
3. Informal To get (a ride) by hitchhiking: hitched a ride to the rally.
4. Slang To marry: They got hitched last month.
v.intr.
1.
a. To move jerkily: "She hitched forward to make room for me on the seat" (Paul Theroux).
b. To move or walk haltingly: He hitched along on his painful ankle.
2. Informal To hitchhike.
n.
1. Any of various knots used to secure a line to another object such as a post or ring.
2. A device used to connect one thing to another: a trailer hitch.
3. A short jerking motion; a tug: answered with a hitch of her head.
4. A hobble or limp: a hitch in his step.
5. An impediment or a delay: a hitch in our plans.
6. A term of service, especially of military service.
7. Informal A free ride obtained along a road.
[Probably from Middle English hytchen, icchen, to move, jerk.]
hitch′er n.
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hitch
(hɪtʃ)vb
1. (Knots) to fasten or become fastened with a knot or tie, esp temporarily
2. (often foll by up) to connect (a horse, team, etc); harness
3. (often foll by: up) to pull up (the trousers, a skirt, etc) with a quick jerk
4. (intr) chiefly US to move in a halting manner: to hitch along.
5. to entangle or become entangled: the thread was hitched on the reel.
6. (tr; passive) slang to marry (esp in the phrase get hitched)
7. informal to obtain (a ride or rides) by hitchhiking
n
8. an impediment or obstacle, esp one that is temporary or minor: a hitch in the proceedings.
9. (Knots) a knot for fastening a rope to posts, other ropes, etc, that can be undone by pulling against the direction of the strain that holds it
10. a sudden jerk; tug; pull: he gave it a hitch and it came loose.
11. chiefly US a hobbling gait: to walk with a hitch.
12. a device used for fastening
13. informal a ride obtained by hitchhiking
14. slang US and Canadian a period of time spent in prison, in the army, etc
[C15: of uncertain origin]
ˈhitcher n
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hitch1
(hɪtʃ)v.t.
1. to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.: to hitch a horse to a post.
2. to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up).
3. to raise with jerks (usu. fol. by up); hike up: to hitch up one's trousers.
4. to move or draw (something) with a jerk.
5. Slang. to bind by marriage vows; unite in marriage; marry.
6. to catch, as on a projection; snag.
v.i. 7. to stick, as when caught.
8. to fasten oneself or itself to something (often fol. by on).
9. to move roughly or jerkily: The old buggy hitched along.
10. to hobble; limp.
n. 11. the act or fact of fastening, as to something, esp. temporarily.
12. any of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened.
13. a period of military service.
14. an unexpected difficulty, obstacle, delay, etc.
15. a hitching movement.
16. a hitching gait; a hobble or limp.
17. a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it.
[1400–50; late Middle English; of obscure orig.]
hitch′er, n.
hitch3
(hɪtʃ)v.i., v.t. hitched, hitch•ing.
n.
Informal. hitchhike.
[1865–70; by shortening]
hitch′er, n.
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hitch
Past participle: hitched
Gerund: hitching
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Hitch
1. The attaching of a team to the implement to be pulled.
2. The connecting linkage between the team and the implement.
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| Noun | 1. |  hitch - a period of time spent in military serviceperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| 2. |  hitch - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"countercheck - a check that restrains another check logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam" | |
| 3. |  hitch - an unforeseen obstacle obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" | |
| 4. | hitch - a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" | |
| 5. | hitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot Blackwall hitch - a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook cat's-paw - a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object rolling hitch - a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope becket bend, sheet bend, weaver's hitch, weaver's knot - a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) timber hitch - a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch | |
| 6. | hitch - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome clog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult speed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway | |
| 7. |  hitch - the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leggait - a person's manner of walking | |
| Verb | 1. | hitch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" attach - cause to be attached catch - cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles" snag - catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking" unhitch - unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch |
| 2. | hitch - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | |
| 3. | hitch - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 4. | hitch - travel by getting free rides from motorists ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" | |
| 5. | hitch - connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car" |
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hitch
noun
verb
1. (Informal) hitchhike, thumb a lift I hitched a lift into town.
get hitched (Informal) marry, get married, tie the knot (informal) The report shows that fewer couples are getting hitched.
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hitch
verb2. Slang. To join or be joined in marriage:
Idiom: tie the knot.
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Translations
سَحْبَة إلى أعْلىعائِق، عَقَبَهعَقَبَةعُقْدَهيستوقِفُ سيّارة ليسافِر مجانا
uzelzádrhelháčekjet stopemnesnáz
bindeblaffeforbindehindringhiv
ongelmasorkka
zastoj
ráerősítstoppolváratlan akadály
ferîast á puttanumfesta; spenna fyrirfyrirstaîarykkur; togstikk
障害
장애
būti pavėžėtamkeliauti autostopukeliautojas autostopumazgasprikabinti
aizāķētaizķeršanāsbraukt ar autostopucilpagrūdiens
štopati
ryck
การหยุดชะงัก
cản trở
hitch
[hɪtʃ]A. N
1. (= impediment, obstacle) → obstáculo m, impedimento m
without a hitch → sin ningún problema
there's been a slight hitch → ha habido un pequeño contratiempo
without a hitch → sin ningún problema
there's been a slight hitch → ha habido un pequeño contratiempo
B. VT
1. to hitch a lift → hacer autoestop, hacer dedo, pedir aventón (Mex)
they hitched a lift to Rome → llegaron a Roma haciendo autoestop
they hitched a lift to Rome → llegaron a Roma haciendo autoestop
3. to get hitched → casarse
C. VI (also hitchhike) → hacer autoestop, ir a dedo, hacer dedo, pedir aventón (Mex)
hitch up VT + ADV [+ trousers, sleeves] → remangarse, subirse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hitch
[ˈhɪtʃ] n
(= difficulty) → anicroche f, contretemps m
There were various minor hitches, such as the sliding doors jamming → Il y a eu diverses anicroches sans gravité, comme les portes coulissantes qui se coinçaient.
There's been a slight hitch → Il y a eu un léger contretemps.
technical hitch → incident m technique
without a hitch → sans anicroche
to go off without a hitch → se passer sans anicroche
It all went off without a hitch → Tout s'est passé sans anicroche.
There were various minor hitches, such as the sliding doors jamming → Il y a eu diverses anicroches sans gravité, comme les portes coulissantes qui se coinçaient.
There's been a slight hitch → Il y a eu un léger contretemps.
technical hitch → incident m technique
without a hitch → sans anicroche
to go off without a hitch → se passer sans anicroche
It all went off without a hitch → Tout s'est passé sans anicroche.
(= knot) → nœud m
vt
to hitch a lift, to hitch a ride → faire du stop
You can usually hitch a lift in someone's pick-up
BUT On peut d'habitude être pris en stop dans le pick-up de quelqu'un.; En général, on trouve quelqu'un qui vous prend en stop dans son pick-up.
I hitched a ride to Lochmaddy → Je suis allé à Lochmaddy en stop., Je me suis rendu à Lochmaddy en stop.
You can usually hitch a lift in someone's pick-up
BUT On peut d'habitude être pris en stop dans le pick-up de quelqu'un.; En général, on trouve quelqu'un qui vous prend en stop dans son pick-up.
I hitched a ride to Lochmaddy → Je suis allé à Lochmaddy en stop., Je me suis rendu à Lochmaddy en stop.
(= fasten) to hitch sth to sth, to hitch sth onto sth → accrocher qch à qch
(= marry) to get hitched → se caser , se mettre la bague au doigt
Neither man is planning to get hitched → Aucun des deux hommes ne projette de se caser., Aucun des deux hommes ne projette de se mettre la bague au doigt.
They're getting hitched tomorrow → Ils se mettent la bague au doigt demain.
to get hitched to sb → mettre la bague au doigt de qn
Neither man is planning to get hitched → Aucun des deux hommes ne projette de se caser., Aucun des deux hommes ne projette de se mettre la bague au doigt.
They're getting hitched tomorrow → Ils se mettent la bague au doigt demain.
to get hitched to sb → mettre la bague au doigt de qn
vi → faire du stop
Philippe had hitched all over Europe → Philippe avait fait du stop à travers toute l'Europe.
Philippe had hitched all over Europe → Philippe avait fait du stop à travers toute l'Europe.
hitch up
vi
to hitch up with sb → s'associer avec qn
to hitch up with sb → s'associer avec qn
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hitch
n
(= snag) → Haken m; (in plan, proceedings, programme) → Schwierigkeit f, → Problem nt; a technical hitch → eine technische Panne; without a hitch → reibungslos, ohne Schwierigkeiten; but there is a hitch → aber die Sache hat einen Haken; there’s been a hitch → es haben sich Schwierigkeiten ergeben, da ist ein Problem aufgetaucht
vt
(= fasten) → festmachen, anbinden (→ sth to sth etw an etw dat); to hitch one’s wagon to a star (dated US) → sich (dat) → ein hohes Ziel setzen, nach den Sternen greifen (geh); to hitch one’s wagon to somebody (dated US) → sich mit jdm zusammentun
(inf) to get hitched → heiraten, vor Anker gehen (hum); why don’t we get hitched? → warum heiraten wir (eigentlich) nicht?
to hitch a lift or ride → trampen, per Anhalter fahren; she hitched a lift or ride with a truck driver → ein Lastwagenfahrer nahm sie mit
vi (esp Brit) → trampen, per Anhalter fahren ? also hitchhike
hitch
:hitchhike
vi → per Anhalter fahren, trampen; he’s been away hitchhiking around Europe → er ist durch Europa getrampt
hitchhiking
n → Trampen nt
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hitch
[hɪtʃ]1. n (impediment, obstacle) → intoppo, contrattempo; (difficulty) → difficoltà f inv
technical hitch → difficoltà tecnica
without a hitch → senza intoppi, a gonfie vele
technical hitch → difficoltà tecnica
without a hitch → senza intoppi, a gonfie vele
2. vt
b. (fam) to hitch a lift → fare l'autostop
3. vi (fam) = hitchhike
hitch up vt + adv (trousers) → tirarsi su; (horse, cart) → attaccare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hitch
(hitʃ) verb1. to fasten to something. He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.
2. to hitch-hike. I can't afford the train-fare to London – I'll have to hitch.
noun1. an unexpected problem or delay. The job was completed without a hitch.
2. a kind of knot.
3. a sudden, short pull upwards. She gave her skirt a hitch.
ˈhitch-hike verb to travel by means of free rides in other people's cars. He has hitch-hiked all over Britain.
ˈhitch-hiker nounhitch a lift/ride
to get a free ride in someone else's car.
hitch up to pull up or raise with a sudden short pull. He hitched up his trousers.
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hitch
→ عَقَبَة zádrhel vanskelighed Haken πρόσκομμα complicación ongelma empêchement zastoj inconveniente 障害 장애 tegenslag problem komplikacja empecilho препятствие ryck การหยุดชะงัก ufak sorun cản trở 故障Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009