hitch

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /hɪtʃ/

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Noun

Singular hitch

Plural hitches

1. (countable) A hitch is a device that connects a trailer or wagon to the thing pulling it.

Verb

Plain form hitch

Third-person singular hitches

Past tense hitched

Past participle hitched

Present participle hitching

1. (transitive) If you hitch something, you pull it with a jerk.

   John hitched up his shorts and ran.

2. (transitive) If you hitch something to something else, you attach or fasten them together.

   He hitched a wagon to his truck.

3. (informal) If you get hitched, you get married.