Hitch | Mean of hitch in English Dictionary

/ˈhɪtʃ/

• Verb
• to attach, fasten, or connect (something) with a hook, knot, etc.
1. hitch a trailer to a car
2. He hitched his horse to a post outside the saloon. = He tied his horse to a hitching post outside the saloon.
• to get married
1. He's getting hitched to his college sweetheart.
• to get a ride in a passing vehicle
1. Her car broke down, so she had to hitch a ride/lift with a passing truck.

• to pull (a piece of clothing) up with a quick movement
1. She hitched her skirt up above her knees.
• Noun
• a hidden problem that makes something more complicated or difficult to do
1. It sounded like a good plan, but there was just one hitch. [=catch]
2. The plan went off without a hitch.
• a device that is used to connect one thing (such as a plow or trailer) to another (such as a tractor, car, or animal)
1. a trailer hitch
• a period of service in the military, at a job, etc.
1. He went back to college after doing his hitch in the army.
2. a seven-year hitch at the newspaper
• a type of simple knot that is used to hold or fasten something for a short time