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hitch|ing post — «HIHCH ihng», a post to which to hitch horses, or other animals … Useful english dictionary
hitch — I n. (colloq.) obstacle stoppage 1) a slight hitch 2) a hitch in (there s been a slight hitch in our plans) 3) without a hitch (it went off without a hitch) period of military service (esp. AE) 4) to do a hitch 5) to sign up for another hitch II … Combinatory dictionary
hitch — {{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… … Etymology dictionary
Hitch — (h[i^]ch), v. t. [Cf. Scot. hitch a motion by a jerk, and hatch, hotch, to move by jerks, also Prov. G. hiksen, G. hinken, to limp, hobble; or E. hiccough; or possibly akin to E. hook.] 1. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hitch up — v. (D; tr.) to hitch up to (to hitch up horses to a cart) * * * (D; tr.) to hitch up to (to hitch up horses to a cart) … Combinatory dictionary
hitch — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hitch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English hytchen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to move by jerks or with a tug 2. a. to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot < hitched his horse to the fence post > b … New Collegiate Dictionary
hitch up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hitch up : present tense I/you/we/they hitch up he/she/it hitches up present participle hitching up past tense hitched up past participle hitched up 1) to pull something that you are wearing to a higher… … English dictionary
hitch n — (d; tr.) to hitch n to (to hitch n horses to a cart) … Combinatory dictionary
conjoin — v 1. join, join together, unite, bind, bind together, tie, tie together, yoke, yoke together, hitch, hitch together, link, link together, concatenate, splice, couple; connect, bridge, span; combine, mix, commix, coalesce, commingle, blend. 2.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
