1 [+ obj] : to attach, fasten, or connect (something) with a hook, knot, etc.
▪ hitch a trailer to a car ▪ He hitched his horse to a post outside the saloon. = He tied his horse to a hitching post outside the saloon. 2 informal : hitchhike [no obj] ▪ He hitched across the country last summer. [+ obj] ▪ He hitched his way across the country last summer.
▪ hitch a trailer to a car ▪ He hitched his horse to a post outside the saloon. = He tied his horse to a hitching post outside the saloon.
get hitched
informal : to get married
▪ He's getting hitched to his college sweetheart.
▪ He's getting hitched to his college sweetheart.
hitch a ride or chiefly Brit hitch a lift
informal : to get a ride in a passing vehicle
▪ Her car broke down, so she had to hitch a ride/lift with a passing truck.
▪ Her car broke down, so she had to hitch a ride/lift with a passing truck.
hitch up [phrasal verb]
hitch (something) up or hitch up (something) : to pull (a piece of clothing) up with a quick movement
▪ She hitched her skirt up above her knees.
▪ She hitched her skirt up above her knees.
hitch your wagon to (someone or something) — see wagon







