hitch

¹hitch

verb \ˈhich\

Definition of HITCH

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 (1) : to connect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power <hitch a rake to a tractor> (2) : to attach (a source of motive power) to a vehicle or instrument <hitch the horses to the wagon> c : to join in marriage <got hitched>

3

: hitchhike

intransitive verb

1

: to move with halts and jerks : hobble

2

a : to become entangled, made fast, or linked b : to become joined in marriage

3

: hitchhike

— hitch·er noun

Examples of HITCH

1. hitch a trailer to a car
2. He hitched across the country last summer.
3. He hitched his way across the country last summer.

Origin of HITCH

Middle English hytchen

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to HITCH

Synonyms: buck, jerk, hoick, jolt, twitch, yank

Antonyms: disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, separate, unchain, uncouple, unhitch, unlink, unyoke

Related Words: bump, jounce, lurch, pitch, stagger; jig, jiggle, jog, joggle, shake; drag, lug, pull, tug; pluck, tweak; grab, rip, snap (up), snatch, tear, wrench, wrest, wring

Near Antonyms: detach, disengage, divide, part, split; cleave, rupture, sever, sunder

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Rhymes with HITCH

bitch, ditch, fitch, flitch, glitch, itch, kitsch, niche, pitch, quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, such, switch, twitch, which, witch