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• hitch a ride — (or chiefly Brit hitch a lift) informal : to get a ride in a passing vehicle Her car broke down, so she had to hitch a ride/lift with a passing truck. • • • Main Entry: ↑hitch …   Useful english dictionary

• Hitch — may refer to* Hitch knot, a knot used to attach a rope to a fixed object. * Tow hitch, a construction on a truck or car to attach a trailer. * Hitches, fish in the genus Lavinia (genus) including Lavinia exilicauda * Hitch (film), a movie… …   Wikipedia

• ride — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in a vehicle, on a horse, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ We have a long ride ahead of us tomorrow. ▪ leisurely ▪ We went for a leisurely ride along the canal …   Collocations dictionary

• hitch — [[t]hɪ̱tʃ[/t]] hitches, hitching, hitched 1) N COUNT A hitch is a slight problem or difficulty which causes a short delay. After some technical hitches the show finally got under way... The five hour operation went without a hitch. Syn: snag 2)… …   English dictionary

• ride — 1 /raId/ verb past tense rode past participle ridden / rIdn/ 1 ANIMAL (I, T) to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along: She learnt to ride when she was seven. | ride away/across/back etc: He rode away across the marshes. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hitch — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. fasten with a loop, hook, etc.; tether (hitched the horse to the cart). b intr. (often foll. by in, on to, etc.) become fastened in this way (the rod hitched in to the bracket). 2 tr. move (a thing) with a jerk; shift slightly… …   Useful english dictionary

• hitch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ slight ▪ last minute (esp. BrE) ▪ There are always a few last minute hitches at the dress rehearsal. ▪ legal (BrE), technical …   Collocations dictionary

• ride — [n] journey, trip in vehicle airing, commute, drive, excursion, expedition, hitch, jaunt, joyride*, lift, outing, pick up*, run, spin, Sunday drive, tour, transportation, turn, whirl; concept 224 ride [v1] carry or be carried be supported,… …   New thesaurus

• hitch|hike — or hitch hike «HIHCH HYK», verb, hiked, hik|ing. –v.i. to travel by walking and getting free rides from passing automobiles or trucks. –v.t. to get (a ride) by hitchhiking. ╂[American English < hitch (a ride), idiom, get a free lift] …   Useful english dictionary

• hitch — hitch1 [hıtʃ] v 1.) [I and T] informal to get free rides from the drivers of passing cars by standing at the side of the road and putting a hand out with the thumb raised = ↑hitchhike hitch across/around/to ▪ He plans to hitch right round the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lift — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) for taking people/goods between floors ⇨ See also ↑elevator ADJECTIVE ▪ private, service ▪ The hotel has a private lift linking it to the beach. ▪ baggage, goods …   Collocations dictionary