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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 — [[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

• 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 — 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

• hitch — ► VERB 1) move into a different position with a jerk. 2) fasten or tether with a rope. 3) informal travel or obtain (a lift) by hitch hiking. ► NOUN 1) a temporary difficulty. 2) a knot of a kind used to fasten one thing temporarily to another.… …   English terms dictionary

• 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

• 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

• 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

• hitch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English hytchen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to move by jerks or with a tug 2. a. to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot < hitched his horse to the fence post > b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hitch — verb 1》 move (something) into a different position with a jerk. 2》 fasten or tether with a rope.     ↘harness (a draught animal or team). 3》 informal travel or obtain (a lift) by hitchhiking. noun 1》 a temporary difficulty. 2》 a knot of a kind… …   English new terms dictionary