hitch

[US]/hɪtʃ/
[UK]/hɪtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a sudden pull; a jerk; a limp; a problem

vt. to catch or fasten with a hook; to ensnare; to jerk

vi. to be caught or hooked; to make a sudden movement; to limp

Phrases & Collocations

hit a hitch

hitch a ride

without a hitch

Example Sentences

There is a hitch somewhere.

a hitch in our plans.

hitch a horse to a tree

hitch a ride to the station

hitch up one's suspenders.

a three-year hitch in the army

hitched a ride to the rally.

his 12-year hitch in the navy.

I hitched a ride.

hitching a lift is asking for trouble.

They got hitched in 1985.

hitched the horses to the sleigh.

We got hitched last weekend.

she hitched the blanket around him.

he hitched his pants up.

Thomas hitched the pony to his cart.

we hitch-hiked up to Scotland.

My dress hitched on a nail.

He hitched the horse's rope over the pole.

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