Hitch
noun
A sudden pull or jerk.
There was a small hitch in his movement when he realized he was being watched
Often appears as...
- without a hitch
- a sudden hitch
noun
A problem or difficulty.
The wedding plans went off without a hitch
Often appears as...
- without a hitch
- encounter a hitch
verb
To fasten or tie using a knot or latch.
Hitch the horse to the post
Often appears as...
- hitch a ride
- hitch onto
verb
To move by jerks or sudden starts.
He hitched his chair towards the table
Often appears as...
- hitch forward
- hitch up
verb
To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles.
He decided to hitch across the country
Often appears as...
- hitch a ride
- hitch to
noun
A sudden pull or jerk.
There was a small hitch in his movement when he realized he was being watched
Often appears as...
- without a hitch
- a sudden hitch
noun
A problem or difficulty.
The wedding plans went off without a hitch
Often appears as...
- without a hitch
- encounter a hitch
verb
To fasten or tie using a knot or latch.
Hitch the horse to the post
Often appears as...
- hitch a ride
- hitch onto
verb
To move by jerks or sudden starts.
He hitched his chair towards the table
Often appears as...
- hitch forward
- hitch up
verb
To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles.
He decided to hitch across the country
Often appears as...
- hitch a ride
- hitch to
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Unplanned Interruption
A 'hitch' can suggest a brief, unintended stop in what was otherwise a smooth process.
The show started on time, but a hitch in the sound system caused a brief pause.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Movements
When referring to movement, 'hitch' denotes a small, often involuntary, motion of the body.
He gave a hitch of his head, signaling her to come closer.
Pro Tip 1/2Unplanned Interruption
A 'hitch' can suggest a brief, unintended stop in what was otherwise a smooth process.
The show started on time, but a hitch in the sound system caused a brief pause.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Movements
When referring to movement, 'hitch' denotes a small, often involuntary, motion of the body.
He gave a hitch of his head, signaling her to come closer.
Pro Tip 1/2Unplanned Interruption
A 'hitch' can suggest a brief, unintended stop in what was otherwise a smooth process.
The show started on time, but a hitch in the sound system caused a brief pause.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Movements
When referring to movement, 'hitch' denotes a small, often involuntary, motion of the body.
He gave a hitch of his head, signaling her to come closer.
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How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place? The answer is that it hitches a ride in your circulatory blood stream,
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Bjarke Ingels: 3...
and then they sail empty back. So quite often you load water for ballast. So we can actually hitch a ride for free. And in the middle of this sort of harbor bath, we're actually going to put the actual Little Mermaid. So the real Mermaid, the real water, and the real bikes. And when she's gone, we're going to invite
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Mars Gets Ready for Its...
i'm amy briggs executive editor of national geographic history magazine and you're listening to overheard a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have at nachio and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week we hitch a ride aboard the
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How does a jellyfish...
and recurved teeth behind the sunfish's cheeks. Even tiny lobster slipper larvae can cling to the bell of a jellyfish and hitch a ride, snacking on the jelly while they preserve their own energy for growth. Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection,
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Are spotty fruits and...
can hitch a ride on vegetables, too. But because they're not plant pathogens, they don't typically cause spots. They just hang out invisibly on the surface. So it's washing fruit and veggies, not avoiding the spotty ones, that will help you avoid getting sick.
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How to rebuild the world...
really want to be able to avoid in this post-apocalyptic scenario it's for your society to regress to a state like this we've lost mechanization you can't run engines anymore and you have to resort to using your own muscles or hitching up
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How synthetic biology...
And I'm afraid there are far more deadly weapons in our near future than airplanes, ones not made of metal. So let's consider the apocalyptic dynamics that will ensue if suicidal mass murder hitches a ride on a rapidly advancing field
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What vaccinating vampire...
but maybe we could stop the virus from hitching a ride along with the bat. And that brings us to the key lesson that we have learned from rabies-management programs all around the world, whether it's dogs, foxes, skunks, raccoons,
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Why it's so hard to make...
It's a reflex. We need to look for the equivalent behavioral reflexes and hitch our health care wagon to those. Turns out, though, that most conventional approaches to human motivation are based on the idea of education.
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Parenthood Is Tough For...
responsibilities in truth his daughter is plenty big enough to keep up with the family but she'd much rather hitch a ride from her long-suffering dad
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How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place? The answer is that it hitches a ride in your circulatory blood stream,
Video examples
Bjarke Ingels: 3...
and then they sail empty back. So quite often you load water for ballast. So we can actually hitch a ride for free. And in the middle of this sort of harbor bath, we're actually going to put the actual Little Mermaid. So the real Mermaid, the real water, and the real bikes. And when she's gone, we're going to invite
Video examples
Mars Gets Ready for Its...
i'm amy briggs executive editor of national geographic history magazine and you're listening to overheard a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have at nachio and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week we hitch a ride aboard the
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
and recurved teeth behind the sunfish's cheeks. Even tiny lobster slipper larvae can cling to the bell of a jellyfish and hitch a ride, snacking on the jelly while they preserve their own energy for growth. Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection,
Video examples
Are spotty fruits and...
can hitch a ride on vegetables, too. But because they're not plant pathogens, they don't typically cause spots. They just hang out invisibly on the surface. So it's washing fruit and veggies, not avoiding the spotty ones, that will help you avoid getting sick.
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
really want to be able to avoid in this post-apocalyptic scenario it's for your society to regress to a state like this we've lost mechanization you can't run engines anymore and you have to resort to using your own muscles or hitching up
Video examples
How synthetic biology...
And I'm afraid there are far more deadly weapons in our near future than airplanes, ones not made of metal. So let's consider the apocalyptic dynamics that will ensue if suicidal mass murder hitches a ride on a rapidly advancing field
Video examples
What vaccinating vampire...
but maybe we could stop the virus from hitching a ride along with the bat. And that brings us to the key lesson that we have learned from rabies-management programs all around the world, whether it's dogs, foxes, skunks, raccoons,
Video examples
Why it's so hard to make...
It's a reflex. We need to look for the equivalent behavioral reflexes and hitch our health care wagon to those. Turns out, though, that most conventional approaches to human motivation are based on the idea of education.
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Parenthood Is Tough For...
responsibilities in truth his daughter is plenty big enough to keep up with the family but she'd much rather hitch a ride from her long-suffering dad
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John Cena
American Actor
Being so doopity! It's awesome. And I think it's just one of the reasons that people should get hitched on with the WWE Network. It's more than just these network specials like 'WrestleMania' and like 'SummerSlam'. It's programming geared for the WWE universe.
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Woody Guthrie
American Musician
Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don't change some of your old notions for new ones, that is just about like trying to milk a dead cow.
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Barack Obama
American President
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
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George Matthew Adams
American Editor
People who look down never get much of an idea of the sky where the stars are set. And the fellow who doesn't hitch at least one or two of his wagons to a star never gets very high up. Get your eyes off the ground. Look ahead.
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Sajid Nadiadwala
Indian Producer
I'd decided that the day I paid off all my debts, I would get married. Exactly two months later, I got hitched.
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Paul Engle
American Poet
Other families bought automobiles; we had a horse-headed hitching post in front of our house and drove horses.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.
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Carson Palmer
American Football Player
I could throw a million hitches.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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John Cena
American Actor
Being so doopity! It's awesome. And I think it's just one of the reasons that people should get hitched on with the WWE Network. It's more than just these network specials like 'WrestleMania' and like 'SummerSlam'. It's programming geared for the WWE universe.
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Woody Guthrie
American Musician
Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don't change some of your old notions for new ones, that is just about like trying to milk a dead cow.
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Barack Obama
American President
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
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George Matthew Adams
American Editor
People who look down never get much of an idea of the sky where the stars are set. And the fellow who doesn't hitch at least one or two of his wagons to a star never gets very high up. Get your eyes off the ground. Look ahead.
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Sajid Nadiadwala
Indian Producer
I'd decided that the day I paid off all my debts, I would get married. Exactly two months later, I got hitched.
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Paul Engle
American Poet
Other families bought automobiles; we had a horse-headed hitching post in front of our house and drove horses.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.
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Carson Palmer
American Football Player
I could throw a million hitches.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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