hitch (h ch)v. hitched, hitch·ing, hitch·es v.tr. 1. To fasten or catch temporarily with or as if with a loop, hook, or noose. 2. To connect or attach, as to a vehicle: hitched the horses to the sleigh. 3. To move or raise by pulling or jerking: hitch up one's suspenders. 4. Informal To hitchhike: hitched a ride to the rally. 5. Slang To marry: They got hitched last month. v.intr. 1. To move haltingly; hobble. 2. To become entangled, snarled, or fastened. 3. Informal To hitchhike. n. 1. Any of various knots used as a temporary fastening. 2. A device used to connect one thing to another. 3. A short jerking motion; a tug. 4. A hobble or limp. 5. An impediment or a delay: a hitch in our plans. 6. A term of service, especially of military service. 7. Informal A free ride obtained along a road. [Probably from Middle English hytchen, icchen, to move, jerk.] hitch  er n. |   |
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