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. |   |
hitch
Noun
1. a temporary or minor problem or difficulty
2. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the direction of the strain that holds it
Verb
1. Informal
a. to obtain (a ride) by hitchhiking
b. to hitchhike
2. to fasten with a knot or tie
3. get hitched Slang to get married
4. hitch up to pull up (one's trousers etc.) with a quick jerk [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hitch - a period of time spent in military serviceperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| 2. |  hitch - 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"countercheck - a check that restrains another check logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam" | |
| 3. |  hitch - an unforeseen obstacle obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" | |
| 4. | hitch - a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" | |
| 5. | hitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot Blackwall hitch - a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook cat's-paw - a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object rolling hitch - a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope becket bend, sheet bend, weaver's hitch, weaver's knot - a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) timber hitch - a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch | |
| 6. | hitch - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome clog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult speed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway | |
| 7. |  hitch - the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leggait - a person's manner of walking | |
| Verb | 1. | hitch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" attach - cause to be attached catch - cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles" snag - catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking" unhitch - unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch |
| 2. | hitch - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | |
| 3. | hitch - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 4. | hitch - travel by getting free rides from motorists ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" | |
| 5. | hitch - connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car" |
hitch
noun 1. problem, catch, trouble, check, difficulty, delay, hold-up, obstacle, hazard, drawback, hassle (informal) snag, uphill S. African stoppage, mishap, impediment, hindrance
verb 2. (Informal) hitchhike, thumb a lift
Translations
hitch [hɪtʃ] vt → festmachen, anbinden;
(also: hitch up) (trousers, skirt) → hochziehen
n → Schwierigkeit f, Problem nt;
technical hitch → technische Panne f
hitch [hɪtʃ] vt (= fasten) → attaccare;
(also: hitch up) → tirare su
n (= difficulty) → intoppo, difficoltà f inv;
technical hitch → difficoltà tecnica;
to hitch a lift → fare l'autostop
hitch up vt [+ horse, cart] → attaccare
v hitch [hitʃ]
1 to fasten to something He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan. vashaak aan, vasmaak يَشُدُّ، يَرْبُط завързвам uvázat; připnout binde; forbinde festmachen (προς)δένω amarrar kinnitama بستن kiinnittää attacher לִרתוֹם बांधना zakvaciti, upregnuti ráerősít vmire menambatkan festa; spenna fyrir attaccare, agganciare つなぐ 매다 pririšti, prikabinti piesiet; aizāķēt menambat vastmaken, bevestigen aan tjore, hekte, binde fast uwiązać, doczepić prender a lega de; a fixa, a prinde прицеплять uviazať; pripojiť privezati, pritrditi prikačiti göra (binda) fast ผูก bağlamak 拴住 причіплювати, прив'язувати کسی چیز سے باندھنا buộc vào; kéo vào 拴住
2 to hitch-hike I can't afford the train-fare to London – I'll have to hitch. ryloop, duimry يستوقِفُ سيّارة ليسافِر مجانا пътувам на автостоп jet stopem blaffe; tomle trampen κάνω ωτοστόπ hacer autoestop, ir a dedo (autoga) hääletama سواري مفت كردن liftata faire du stop לִתפוֹס טְרֶמפ अनुरोध यात्रा stopirati stoppol membonceng ferðast á puttanum fare l'autostop ヒッチハイクする 히치하이크를 하다 keliauti autostopu braukt ar autostopu mengembara tumpang (mee)liften haike podróżować autostopem pedir boleia a face autostopul добираться автостопом ísť stopom štopati autostopirati lifta เทียมเกวียน otostop yapmak 搭便車 подорожувати автостопом چڈی مانگ کر جانا đi nhờ 搭便车
n
1 an unexpected problem or delay The job was completed without a hitch. haakplek, kinkel عائِق، عَقَبَه спънка zádrhel hindring die Schwierigkeit πρόβλημα obstáculo, escollo, tropiezo, dificultad takistus وقفه vastus anicroche תַקָלָה झटका, धक्का, अटकाव zastoj, zapreka (váratlan) akadály halangan fyrirstaða intoppo 支障 장애, 연기 sutrukdymas, užgaišimas aizķeršanās; kavēklis halangan tegenslag vanske, knute, hindring komplikacja obstáculo problemă задержка nepríjemnosť, prekážka zastoj zastoj avbrott, hinder, hake อุปสรรค beklenmedik sorun 障礙 перешкода, затримка غیر متوقع دشواری یا تاخیر khó khăn 障碍
2 a kind of knot. knoop عُقْدَه вид възел uzel stik der Knoten πρόχειρος κόμπος vuelta de nudo sõlm گره solmu noeud סוּג קֶשֶר गांठ vrsta cvora csomó simpul stikk (hnútur) nodo ひっかけ結び 매듭 mazgas mezgls; cilpa simpulan knoop stikk(knute) węzeł nó nod узел uzol zanka vrsta čvora stek อุปสรรค volta 索結 вузол ایک قسم کی گرہ nút thòng lọng; nút dây 索结
3 a sudden, short pull upwards She gave her skirt a hitch. ruk, pluk سَحْبَة إلى أعْلى дръпване škubnutí hiv der Ruck τράβηγμα tirón; sacudida sikutus كشش nykäisy secousse מְשִיכָה קָלָה ऊपर की तरफ अचानक झटका देना trzaj (meg)rántás menarik ke atas rykkur; tog strattone 引き上げること (홱) 끌어당기기 truktelėjimas į viršų rāviens; grūdiens menarik sedikit ruk rykk, trekk szarpnięcie puxão smucitură подтягивание myknutie poteg povlačenje ryck, knyck อุปสรรค çekiştirme, çekme 急拉 ривок اوپر کی طرف اچانک جھٹکنا bất gờ kéo mạnh 急拉
v hitch-hike
to travel by means of free rides in other people's cars He has hitch-hiked all over Britain. ryloop, duimry يَسْتَوْقِف سَيّارة ليُسافِر مجانا пътувам на автостоп jet stopem blaffe; tomle trampen ταξιδεύω με οτοστόπ hacer autoestop, ir a dedo hääletama سواري مفت كردن liftata faire du stop לִנסוֹע בְּטְרֶמפ दूसरे के वाहन पर मुफ्त सैर करना stopirati autóstoppal utazik membonceng ferðast á puttanum fare l'autostop ヒッチハイクする 히치하이크를 하다(지나가는 차에 편승하여 무전 여행을 하다) keliauti autostopu ceļot ar autostopu mengembara tumpang (mee)liften haike jeździć autostopem fazer auto-stop QUERY SPELLING a face autostopul путешествовать автостопом ísť stopom štopati autostopirati lifta ขออาศัยโดยสารรถคนอื่นฟรี otostop yapmak 免費搭便車旅行 подорожувати автостопом مفت میں دوسری سواریوں پر چڈی مانگ کر جانا đi nhờ xe 免费搭乘他人便车旅行
n hitch-hiker
duimryer, ryloper مُسْتوقِف السيّارات ليسافِر مجانا човек, който пътува на автостоп stopař, -ka blaffer der/die Tramper(in) αυτός που ταξιδεύει με οτοστόπ autoestopista hääletaja مسافر مفت و مجانی liftaaja auto-stoppeur/-euse טְרֶמפִּיסט दूसरे के वाहन पर मुफ्त सैर करने वाला auto-stopist stoppos pembonceng puttalingur autostoppista ヒッチハイカー 히치하이크를 하는 사람 keliautojas autostopu autostopists pengembara tumpang lifter haiker autostopowicz viajante em auto-stop autostopist путешествующий автостопом stopár, -ka avtoštopar autostoper liftare ผู้ที่ให้คนอื่นอาศัยรถ otostopçu 免費搭便車旅行者 той, хто подорожує автостопом چڈی ماںک کر سواری کرنے والا người đi nhờ xe 免费搭乘他人便车旅行者
hitch a lift/ride
to get a free ride in someone else's car. duimry يحصَل على سَفْرَةٍ مجانيَّة في سيارة شَخْصٍ آخر качвам на автостоп využít příležitosti blaffe; tomle mitgenommen werden κάνω οτοστόπ llevar/acercar a alguien (en un vehículo) auto peale saama سواري مفت كردن saada kyyti profiter d'une occasion לִתפוֹס טְרֶמפ दूसरे के वाहन पर मुफ्त सैर का मौका मिलना naci prijevoz, povesti se s nekim stoppot kér membonceng húkka sér far, fá far (approfittare di un passaggio) 便乗する (남의) 자동차를 얻어타다 būti pavėžėtam braukt ar autostopu menumpang (mee)liften få (seg) haik złapać okazję pedir uma boleia a fi luat cu autostopul подъехать на попутной машине využiť príležitosť peljati se s kom besplatno se voziti tuđim kolima lifta, få [] lift ยกนิ้วโป้งให้สัญญาณกับรถที่ผ่านมาเพื่อขอโดยสารรถไปด้วย ücret vermeden birisinin arabasıyla gitmek 免費搭車 подорожувати безкоштовно на попутках کسی اور کی گاڑی میں مفت سوار ہونا đi nhờ xe 免费搭车
hitch up
to pull up or raise with a sudden short pull He hitched up his trousers. opruk, optrek يَرْفَعُ بنطلونَه повдигам povytáhnout hive op i hochziehen (ανα)σηκώνω arremangarse sikutama بالا كشيدن nykäistä ylemmäs remonter (d'une saccade) לְהָרִים ऊपर की तरफ अचानक झटका देना podici uz trzaj felránt menaikkan hysja upp tirare su 引き上げる 홱 끌어올리다 truktelėti į viršų uzvilkt; uzraut menarik sedikit optrekken, rukken heise opp podciągnąć puxar a trage în sus подтягивать (po)vytiahnuť potegniti gor povući dra till i, dra upp ดึงขึ้น birden çekmek 急拉 підтягувати اچانک سے اوپر اٹھانا kéo lên 急拉
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