hitch+up
101hitch — v To marry. Did you hear? Buffy and Lance got hitched last night. 1940s …
102hitch — hɪtʃ n. connecting, fastening; impediment, problem, delay; knot for securing something v. tie, fasten, attach; harness an animal; raise in a jerky abrupt manner; be caught, be entangled; hobble, limp; marry (Slang); hitchhike (Slang) …
103hitch — I. v. n. 1. Catch, get stopped, stick, get impeded. 2. Go by jerks. II. v. a. Fasten, tie, attach, connect, unite. III. n. 1. Catch, impediment, obstacle, hindrance, check. 2. Jerk, jerking motion. 3 …
104hitch — v 1. fasten, join, connect, unite, tie, bind, lash; chain, couple, link, concatenate; lace, string, tether; bolt, lock, pinion, clamp; secure, anchor, moor; attach, annex, tack, staple, affix, fix, hook, nail, pin, rivet; harness, moor, picket. 2 …
105hitch — 1. To move with jerks. Ne e. 2. See tie …
106hitch — A fastener or coupler by means of which one object is attached to another, as a trailer to a motor vehicle. Slang for a period of enlistment in the armed services …
107hitch — to move, or walk. Norf …
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109To hitch up — Hitch Hitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hitched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hitching}.] 1. To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter; hitch your wagon to a star. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. To …
110hitch one's wagon to a star — {v. phr.} To aim high; follow a great ambition or purpose, * /In trying to be a famous pianist, Mary had hitched her wagon to a star./ * /John hitched his wagon to a star and decided to try to become President./ …
