hitch
/hɪt͡ʃ/ noun C1- A sudden pull.
- Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
- A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer. · His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.
- A problem, delay or source of difficulty. · The banquet went off without a hitch
- A hidden or unfavorable condition or element. · The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?
- A period of time spent in the military. · She served two hitches in Vietnam.
- A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.
- A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.
Plural hitches
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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And I’ll get Jerry to hitch up the sorrel and drive you down to the picnic ground.”
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