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hitch / hich/ • v. 1. [tr.] move (something) into a different position with a jerk: she hitched the blanket around him he hitched his pants up. 2. [intr.] inf. travel by hitchhiking. ∎ [tr.] obtain (a ride) by hitchhiking. 3. [tr.] fasten or tether with a rope: he returned to where he had hitched his horse. ∎ harness (a draft animal or team): Thomas hitched the pony to his cart. • n. 1. a temporary interruption or problem: everything went without a hitch. 2. a knot used for fastening a rope to another rope or something else. ∎ a device for attaching one thing to another, esp. the tow bar of a motor vehicle: a trailer hitch. 3. inf. an act of hitchhiking. 4. inf. a period of service: his 12-year hitch in the navy. PHRASES: get hitched inf. marry. hitch one's wagon to a star try to succeed by forming a relationship with someone who is already successful. |
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"hitch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hitch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hitch.html "hitch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hitch.html |
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hitch, a series of knots by which one rope is joined to another or made fast to some object, such as a spar. There are many types of hitches used for various purposes, such as a half hitch, a rolling hitch, a clove hitch, etc. They come within the overall genus of bends, which include all the more common knots in use at sea.
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"hitch." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hitch." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-hitch.html "hitch." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-hitch.html |
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A. move jerkily XV; B. catch with a hoop, loop, etc. XVII. of uncert. orig. Hence as sb. XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "hitch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "hitch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hitch.html T. F. HOAD. "hitch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hitch.html |
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hitch n. a period of service: his twelve-year hitch in the navy.
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"hitch." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hitch." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-hitch.html "hitch." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-hitch.html |
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•bewitch, bitch, ditch, enrich, fitch, flitch, glitch, hitch, itch, kitsch, Mitch, pitch, quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, switch, titch, twitch, which, witch
•Redditch • Greenwich • eldritch
•ostrich • backstitch • hemstitch
•topstitch • Shostakovich • tsarevich
•Sandwich
•dipswitch, Ipswich
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"hitch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hitch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hitch.html "hitch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hitch.html |
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