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51hitch — 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… …
52hitch — I UK [hɪtʃ] / US verb Word forms hitch : present tense I/you/we/they hitch he/she/it hitches present participle hitching past tense hitched past participle hitched 1) [intransitive/transitive] informal to travel by asking other people to take you …
53hitch — hitch1 [ hıtʃ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to travel by asking other people to take you in their car, by standing on the side of a road and holding out your thumb or a sign: We managed to hitch a ride to Abilene with a truck… …
54hitch — [[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)… …
55Hitch Hike (song) — This article is about a song, for other uses see Hitchhiking (disambiguation). Infobox Single Name = Hitch Hike Background = khaki Artist = Marvin Gaye from Album = That Stubborn Kinda Fellow B side = Released = December 1962 Format = 7 single… …
56hitch — {{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 …
57hitch — 1 verb 1 (I, T) informal to ask for a free ride from the drivers of passing cars by putting your hand out with your thumb raised; hitchhike (+ across/around/to): They hitched all the way across Europe. | hitch a ride with sb: We hitched a ride… …
58hitch — I [[t]hɪtʃ[/t]] v.t. 1) to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.: to hitch a horse to a post[/ex] 2) to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up) 3) to raise with jerks (usu. fol. by up); hike up: to… …
59hitch — /hɪtʃ / (say hich) verb (t) 1. to make fast, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether. 2. Also, hitch up. to harness (an animal) to a vehicle. 3. Also, hitch up. to raise with jerks: to hitch up one s trousers. 4. to… …
60hitch — {{11}}hitch (n.) 1660s, a limp or hobble; 1670s, an abrupt movement, from HITCH (Cf. hitch) (v.). Meaning a means by which a rope is made fast is from 1769, nautical. The sense of obstruction is first recorded 1748; military sense of enlistment… …
