hitch
/hɪt͡ʃ/ verb C2- To pull with a jerk. · She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt.
- To attach, tie or fasten. · He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping.
- To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
- To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
- To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded. · Frank’s breath hitched in his throat when he saw the knife being pointed at him.
He/she/it hitches · Past hitched · Past participle hitched · -ing form hitching
Verb forms
- Base form
- hitch
- He/she/it
- hitches
- Past
- hitched
- Past participle
- hitched
- -ing form
- hitching
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Matthew hitched the sorrel into the buggy in due time and Marilla and Anne set off.
And I’ll get Jerry to hitch up the sorrel and drive you down to the picnic ground.”
She said Malcolm told Susan that his dad had given him the farm in his own name and then said, ‘What do you say, darling pet, if we get hitched this fall?
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