2 verb If you hitch, hitch a lift, or hitch a ride, you hitchhike. INFORMAL There was no garage in sight, so I hitched a lift into town... V n Jean-Phillippe had hitched all over Europe in the 1960s. V

1 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 U.S.) to move in a halting manner. …

2. ( often foll by up) to connect (a horse, team, etc); harness. 3. (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.

2 verb If you hitch, hitch a lift, or hitch a ride, you hitchhike. INFORMAL There was no garage in sight, so I hitched a lift into town... V n Jean-Phillippe had hitched all over Europe in the 1960s. V

2 (often with) up hoick, jerk, pull, tug, yank. 3 (informal) hitchhike, thumb a lift. n. 4 catch, check, delay, difficulty, drawback, hassle (informal) hazard, hindrance, hold-up, impediment, mishap, obstacle, problem, snag, stoppage, trouble. English Collins Dictionary - English synonyms & Thesaurus. See also:

Sep 21, 2016 · What is the meaning of "hitch free". But its path to the stars has not been hitch free.

transitive verb. 1 : to move by jerks or with a tug hitching his chair closer to the table. 2 a : to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot hitched his horse to the fence post. b (1) : to connect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power hitch a rake to a tractor.

The word hitch has a gazillion meanings — it’s a hook, a limp, short for hitchhiking, slang for getting married — but the most common meaning is that a hitch is a little problem. If you’ve packed a picnic and then it rains, the weather is a hitch in your plans.

Solicit a free ride, especially by hitchhiking. For example, I've no car; can I hitch a ride home with you? or He was hoping to thumb a ride to the stadium. The verb hitch here alludes to walking unevenly, presumably to hop into a car or truck; raising one's thumb is the traditional signal for stopping a car on the road. [First half of 1900s]

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". halt, stoppage, stay, arrest, check, stop.