hitch

hitch1 [ hıtʃ ] verb

1. ) intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to travel by asking other people to take you in their car, by standing on the side of a road and holding out your thumb or a sign:

We managed to hitch a ride to Abilene with a truck driver.

As a student, Lisa had hitched across the U.S.

2. ) hitch or hitch up transitive to fasten something such as a TRAILER to the back of a car

a ) to fasten a horse to something such as a post or WAGON

3. ) transitive to move a part of your body or something that you are carrying to a higher position:

He hitched his backpack onto his shoulder and set off.

get hitched INFORMAL

to get married

,hitch `up phrasal verb transitive

1. ) to pull something that you are wearing to a higher position:

She hitched up her skirt and ran.

2. ) same as HITCH1 2:

They can just hitch up their horses and head off.

hitch

hitch 2 [ hıtʃ ] noun count

a problem that is not very serious:

The airplane was delayed due to a last-minute hitch.

without a hitch: I managed to install the program without a hitch.