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Antonyms for hitch

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : hich
Phonetic Transcription : hɪtʃ

Definition of hitch

Origin :
  • mid-15c., probably from Middle English icchen "to move as with a jerk, to stir" (c.1200). It lacks cognates in other languages. The connection with icchen may be in notion of "hitching up" pants or boots with a jerking motion. Sense of "become fastened," especially by a hook, first recorded 1570s, originally nautical. Meaning "to marry" is from 1844 (to hitch horses together "get along well," especially of married couples, is from 1837, American English). Short for hitchhike (v.) by 1931. Related: Hitched; hitching.
  • noun problem, difficulty
  • verb join, fasten
Example sentences :
  • Now, constable, do you want to hitch the other end of that arrangement on my wrist?
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • There had been a hitch at her last funeral, but she had been only an assistant there.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • Then they had gathered around to hitch rides, and had been in control ever since.
  • Extract from : « Satellite System » by Horace Brown Fyfe
  • Friendship reigned without a hitch from one end of the feast to the other.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • I expect he's all right, and there's been some hitch in getting the news through.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • You step into the store and ask Ras to hitch up and drive you back to the Centre.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Ay,” says he, with a hitch of his wooden leg; “but I needs un.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Shining Light » by Norman Duncan
  • Then follows his explanation of the "hitch," which necessitates a comparison with the other arts.
  • Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke
  • Then hitch them up as fast as you like, and put a good stock of feed in, while we go and get ready.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • After a while they came to the logs and began to hitch them to the horses.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

Synonyms for hitch

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