hitch
a small problem that causes trouble or delay
A minor problem or difficulty that slows progress or prevents something from happening smoothly.
to connect one thing to another, often so it can be pulled
To fasten or connect something to something else, especially so it can be pulled or towed.
a metal part that lets a car pull a trailer
A device on a vehicle used to connect it to a trailer or another vehicle for towing.
a free ride in someone’s car
A lift given by a passing driver to someone who is traveling by hitchhiking.
to travel by getting free rides from strangers
To travel by standing at the side of the road and asking passing drivers to give you a ride.
a small sudden stop or jerk
A sudden small jerk, interruption, or momentary stoppage in movement or progress.
a set time you work or serve somewhere
A fixed period of time spent doing a particular job or serving in an organization, especially the military.
- Base: hitch
- Plural: hitches
- Base: hitch
- 3rd Person Singular: hitches
- Present Participle: hitching
- Past: hitched
get hitched
1get married
to get married
- They got hitched in a small ceremony by the beach.
- We’re finally getting hitched next spring.
- He didn’t tell anyone they’d gotten hitched until months later.
- They got hitched last year.
hitch a ride
1get a free ride
to get a free ride from someone
- We hitched a ride to the festival with a family in a van.
- He tried to hitch a ride home after his phone died.
- They hitched a ride to the station rather than walk in the heat.
- I hitched a ride to town.
hitch up
1pull up or connect
to pull something up, or connect something to be pulled
- She hitched up her backpack and kept walking.
- He hitched up his jeans and stepped onto the stage.
- Let’s hitch up the trailer before it gets dark.
- He hitched up his pants.
hitch your wagon to (someone/something)
1link your success to someone
to depend on someone or something for success
- It’s risky to hitch your wagon to a startup with no funding.
- She hitched her wagon to a mentor who opened doors for her.
- The party hitched its wagon to a message that didn’t resonate with voters.
without a hitch
1smoothly, with no problems
with no problems
- The meeting went without a hitch.
- If the weather holds, the trip should go without a hitch.
- The update installed without a hitch on my laptop.
- The exam went without a hitch.