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hitch

UK/hɪt͡ʃ/ US/ˈhɪtʃ/ fairly common informal slang uk
verb (5) noun (7)

verb

1.

to hook or entangle

  • “One foot caught in the stirrup”
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2.

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

  • “The old woman hobbles down to the store every day”
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3.

jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

  • “the yung filly bucked”
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4.

travel by getting free rides from motorists

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5.

connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"

noun

1.
2.

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”
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3.
4.

a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

5.

a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it

6.
7.

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • hitch one's wagon to a star
  • hitching post
  • hitching rail
  • without a hitch

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