单词 | hitch |
释义 | hitch ![]() v. hitched, hitch·ing, hitch·es v.tr. 1. To fasten, connect, or attach: hitched the horses to the sleigh. 2. To move or raise by pulling or jerking: hitch up one's pants. 3. Informal To get (a ride) by hitchhiking: hitched a ride to the rally. 4. Slang To marry: They got hitched last month. v.intr. 1. a. To move jerkily: "She hitched forward to make room for me on the seat" (Paul Theroux). b. To move or walk haltingly: He hitched along on his painful ankle. 2. Informal To hitchhike. n. 1. Any of various knots used to secure a line to another object such as a post or ring. 2. A device used to connect one thing to another: a trailer hitch. 3. A short jerking motion; a tug: answered with a hitch of her head. 4. A hobble or limp: a hitch in his step. 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.] hitcher n. ![]() top: clove hitch center: cow hitch bottom: two half hitches |
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