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hitch /hich/ intransitive verb- To move jerkily
- To hobble or limp
- To catch on an obstacle
- To connect with a moving vehicle so as to be towed (orig N American)
- To travel by getting lifts, to hitch-hike
transitive verb- To jerk
- To hook
- To catch
- To fasten
- To tether
- To harness to a vehicle
- To make fast
- To throw into place
- To bring in (to verse, a story, etc), esp with obvious straining or effort
- To obtain (a lift) in a passing vehicle
noun- A jerk
- A limp or hobble
- A catch or anything that holds
- A stoppage owing to a small or passing difficulty
- A type of knot by which one rope is connected with another, or to some object (nautical)
- A means of connecting a thing to be dragged
- A mode or act of harnessing a horse or horses, a team, or a vehicle with horses (US)
- A lift in a vehicle
- A slight fault or displacement in a bed of sedimentary rock (mining)
- A recess cut in rock to support a timber (mining)
- A term of service or imprisonment (N American informal)
ORIGIN: Ety obscure hitchˈer noun hitchˈily adverb hitchˈy adjective hitchˈ-hike intransitive verb To hike with the help of lifts in vehicles (also noun) hitchˈ-hiker noun hitchˈ-hiking noun hitching post noun A post, etc to which a horse's reins can be tied hitch kick noun A technique in long jumping in which the legs are moved as if running while in the air (see also hitch and kick below) clove hitch A type of knot by which a rope is attached to a pole, spar or rope thicker than itself get hitched (slang) To get married hitch and kick A technique in high jumping whereby the athlete springs from, kicks with, and lands on the same foot hitch up - To harness a horse to a vehicle
- To jerk up
- To marry (slang)
timber hitch A knot for tying a rope round a log, etc for hauling timber /timˈbər/ noun- Wood suitable for building or carpentry, whether growing or cut
- Standing trees of oak, ash, elm, or (locally by custom) other kinds suitable for timber, forming part of an inheritance (Eng law)
- Material generally
- A beam or large piece of wood in a framework, of eg a house, ship, etc
- Familiarly, a wooden object or part
- (in pl) cricket stumps (informal)
- A wooden leg
- Wood (dialect)
- Woodland, forest-land (N American)
adjective- Of timber
- Wooden
- Wooden in tone, unmusical (Scot)
transitive verb- To provide or cover with timber or beams
- To build (obsolete)
interjection A warning given when a tree being felled is about to fall ORIGIN: OE timber building, wood, timbrian to build; Ger Zimmer room timˈbered adjective - Built, constructed, esp of wood
- Provided with timber
- Shored up with timber
- (of country) wooded
- Appar massive (Spenser)
timˈbering noun - Timber collectively
- Work in timber
timˈberhead noun - The top of a ship's timber rising above the deck and used as a bollard
- A bollard placed in a similar position
timber hitch see under hitch timˈberland noun (N American) Land covered with trees used for timber timber line noun The upper limit of timber trees on the mountains, etc timˈberman noun - A person responsible for the timbers in a mine
- A person who works with timber
- Any of various longicorn beetles of the genus Acanthocinus, whose larvae live in fallen trees
timˈber-mare see under horse timˈber-toes singular noun A person with a wooden leg timber tree noun A tree suitable or grown for timber timber wolf noun An American variety of the common wolf, the grey wolf timˈberyard noun A yard or place where timber is stored or sold half-timbered see under half |