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 [hɪtʃ]
vb
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Knots) to fasten or become fastened with a knot or tie, esp temporarily
2. (often foll by up) to connect (a horse, team, etc.); harness
3. (tr; often foll by up) to pull up (the trousers, a skirt, etc.) with a quick jerk
4. (intr) Chiefly US to move in a halting manner to hitch along
5. to entangle or become entangled the thread was hitched on the reel
6. (tr; passive) Slang to marry (esp in the phrase get hitched)
7. Informal to obtain (a ride or rides) by hitchhiking
n
1. an impediment or obstacle, esp one that is temporary or minor a hitch in the proceedings
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Knots) a knot for fastening a rope to posts, other ropes, etc., that can be undone by pulling against the direction of the strain that holds it
3. a sudden jerk; tug; pull he gave it a hitch and it came loose
4. Chiefly US a hobbling gait to walk with a hitch
5. a device used for fastening
6. Informal a ride obtained by hitchhiking
7. US and Canadian slang a period of time spent in prison, in the army, etc.
[of uncertain origin]
hitcher n
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
verb
1. (Informal) hitchhike, thumb a lift I hitched a lift into town.
Translations
hitch [hɪtʃ]
A. N
1. (= impediment, obstacle) → obstáculo m, impedimento m
without a hitch → sin ningún problema
there's been a slight hitch → ha habido un pequeño contratiempo
without a hitch → sin ningún problema
there's been a slight hitch → ha habido un pequeño contratiempo
B. VT
1. to hitch a lift → hacer autoestop, hacer dedo, pedir aventón(Mex)
they hitched a lift to Rome → llegaron a Roma haciendo autoestop
they hitched a lift to Rome → llegaron a Roma haciendo autoestop
3. to get hitched → casarse
C. VI (also hitchhike) → hacer autoestop, ir a dedo, hacer dedo, pedir aventón(Mex)
hitch up VT + ADV [+ trousers, sleeves] → remangarse, subirse
hitch [ˈhɪtʃ]
n
(= difficulty) → anicroche f, contretemps m
There were various minor hitches, such as the sliding doors jamming → Il y a eu diverses anicroches sans gravité, comme les portes coulissantes qui se coinçaient.
There's been a slight hitch → Il y a eu un léger contretemps.
technical hitch → incident m technique
without a hitch → sans anicroche
to go off without a hitch → se passer sans anicroche
It all went off without a hitch → Tout s'est passé sans anicroche.
There were various minor hitches, such as the sliding doors jamming → Il y a eu diverses anicroches sans gravité, comme les portes coulissantes qui se coinçaient.
There's been a slight hitch → Il y a eu un léger contretemps.
technical hitch → incident m technique
without a hitch → sans anicroche
to go off without a hitch → se passer sans anicroche
It all went off without a hitch → Tout s'est passé sans anicroche.
(= knot) → nœud m
vt
to hitch a lift, to hitch a ride → faire du stop
You can usually hitch a lift in someone's pick-up
BUT On peut d'habitude être pris en stop dans le pick-up de quelqu'un.; En général, on trouve quelqu'un qui vous prend en stop dans son pick-up.
I hitched a ride to Lochmaddy → Je suis allé à Lochmaddy en stop., Je me suis rendu à Lochmaddy en stop.
You can usually hitch a lift in someone's pick-up
BUT On peut d'habitude être pris en stop dans le pick-up de quelqu'un.; En général, on trouve quelqu'un qui vous prend en stop dans son pick-up.
I hitched a ride to Lochmaddy → Je suis allé à Lochmaddy en stop., Je me suis rendu à Lochmaddy en stop.
(= fasten) to hitch sth to sth, to hitch sth onto sth → accrocher qch à qch
(= marry) to get hitched → se caser >, se mettre la bague au doigt
Neither man is planning to get hitched → Aucun des deux hommes ne projette de se caser., Aucun des deux hommes ne projette de se mettre la bague au doigt.
They're getting hitched tomorrow → Ils se mettent la bague au doigt demain.
to get hitched to sb → mettre la bague au doigt de qn
Neither man is planning to get hitched → Aucun des deux hommes ne projette de se caser., Aucun des deux hommes ne projette de se mettre la bague au doigt.
They're getting hitched tomorrow → Ils se mettent la bague au doigt demain.
to get hitched to sb → mettre la bague au doigt de qn
vi → faire du stop
Philippe had hitched all over Europe → Philippe avait fait du stop à travers toute l'Europe.
Philippe had hitched all over Europe → Philippe avait fait du stop à travers toute l'Europe.
hitch up
vi
to hitch up with sb → s'associer avec qn
to hitch up with sb → s'associer avec qn
hitch
hitch:
n
(= snag) → Haken m; (in plan, proceedings, programme) → Schwierigkeit f, → Problem nt; a technical hitch → eine technische Panne; without a hitch → reibungslos, ohne Schwierigkeiten; but there is a hitch → aber die Sache hat einen Haken; there’s been a hitch → es haben sich Schwierigkeiten ergeben, da ist ein Problem aufgetaucht
vt
(= fasten) → festmachen, anbinden (→ sth to sth etw an etw dat); to hitch one’s wagon to a star (dated US) → sich (dat) → ein hohes Ziel setzen, nach den Sternen greifen (geh); to hitch one’s wagon to somebody (dated US) → sich mit jdm zusammentun
(inf) to get hitched → heiraten, vor Anker gehen (hum); why don’t we get hitched? → warum heiraten wir (eigentlich) nicht?
to hitch a lift or ride → trampen, per Anhalter fahren; she hitched a lift or ride with a truck driver → ein Lastwagenfahrer nahm sie mit
vi (esp Brit) → trampen, per Anhalter fahren ? also hitchhike
hitch:
hitchhike
vi → per Anhalter fahren, trampen; he’s been away hitchhiking around Europe → er ist durch Europa getrampt
hitchhiking
n → Trampen nt
hitch [hɪtʃ]
hitch [hɪtʃ]
1. n (impediment, obstacle) → intoppo, contrattempo; (difficulty) → difficoltà f inv
technical hitch → difficoltà tecnica
without a hitch → senza intoppi, a gonfie vele
technical hitch → difficoltà tecnica
without a hitch → senza intoppi, a gonfie vele
2. vt
b. (fam) to hitch a lift → fare l'autostop
3. vi (fam) = hitchhike
hitch up vt + adv (trousers) → tirarsi su; (horse, cart) → attaccare
hitch [hɪtʃ]
1. n (impediment, obstacle) → intoppo, contrattempo; (difficulty) → difficoltà f inv
technical hitch → difficoltà tecnica
without a hitch → senza intoppi, a gonfie vele
technical hitch → difficoltà tecnica
without a hitch → senza intoppi, a gonfie vele
2. vt
b. (fam) to hitch a lift → fare l'autostop
3. vi (fam) = hitchhike
hitch up vt + adv (trousers) → tirarsi su; (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 (말뚝 등에) 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 拴在某物上 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 pulma anicroche תַקָלָה झटका, धक्का, अटकाव zastoj, zapreka (váratlan) akadály halangan fyrirstaða intoppo 支障 연기, 장애 sutrukdymas, užgaišimas aizķeršanās; kavēklis halangan tegenslag vanske, knute, hindring komplikacja obstáculo problemă задержка nepríjemnosť, prekážka zastoj zastoj avbrott, hinder, hake อุปสรรค beklenmedik sorun 意外的難題或阻礙 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 繩結 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 움직이기, 잡아(끌어)당기기 truktelėjimas į viršų rāviens; grūdiens menarik sedikit ruk rykk, trekk szarpnięcie puxão smucitură подтягивание myknutie poteg povlačenje ryck, knyck อุปสรรค çekiştirme, çekme 突然往上拉 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 히치하이크하다 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 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 liftata 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 차에 편승하다 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 搭便車 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 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 휙 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 突然拉起 підтягувати اچانک سے اوپر اٹھانا kéo lên 急拉
hitch → حركة مفاجئة zádrhel vanskelighed Haken πρόσκομμα complicación ongelma empêchement trzaj inconveniente 障害 장애 ruk problem komplikacja empecilho препятствие ryck การหยุดชะงัก ufak sorun bế tắc 猛拉
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