to hitch

Examples

• All

• The wind whips at their orange robes as they stride without hesitation into the water, unmindful of the cold and not bothering to hitch up their hems.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Her skirt had gotten hitched up on one leg somehow.

  Fiction book (1993)

• After a while, Earl stood, hitched up his jeans, and scuffed his boot in the dust.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I untied a large vine from the trunk of the mangrove tree and hitched it to the branch.

  Fiction book (1998)

• It was hitched up on one side (he couldn't get that right either) high enough to let in a good view of the mountain rising up in their own backyard and the creek running across their farm.

  Fiction book (1993)

• She hitched her skirt up as she climbed over the fence.

• The climber hitched himself securely to the safety rope before beginning the ascent.

Synonyms

C

to catch

vsto hitch

648 2.1

To become stuck when something hooks on another thing

is usually a temporary, often deliberate hooking to secure an object

T

to tie up

vsto hitch

74 2.2

Fasten something with rope so it cannot move

is more about brief hooking to hold something rather than full binding

B

to belay

vsto hitch

• Specialized

4 9.1

To tie a rope to something to hold it for safety, for example when climbing or docking a boat

is a general temporary hook or catch, not a technical rope fastening

E

to ensnarl

vsto hitch

1 9.3

To catch something in a net or trap so it cannot move

is typically a quicker hooked securing rather than a severe entanglement

Antonyms

R

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

F

to free

12 1.0

To remove something unwanted from a place or person

U

to unhitch

4 5.7

To take off something that is attached to another thing, like a trailer or bicycle

Idioms

W

without a hitch

• Informal

19 3.2

With no problems and everything going smoothly

H

hitch one's wagon to

• Informal

1 7.4

To join a successful person or group to gain advantage

Phrasal Verbs

H

to hitch up

• Informal

3 4.4

Pull a piece of clothing higher on the body

Compounds

H

half hitch

• Specialized

1 6.5

A simple knot that holds a rope by looping its end around an object

C

clove hitch

• Specialized

1 8.5

A knot to fasten a rope to a post that is quick to tie and untie

B

Blackwall hitch

• Specialized

8.9

A simple knot that holds a rope on a hook for a short time

M

magnus hitch

• Specialized

9.9

A strong knot used to tie a rope to a pole or another rope

R

rolling hitch

• Specialized

9.2

A knot that ties a rope to a pole or another rope to stop it sliding one way

T

timber hitch

• Specialized

8.5

A knot for fastening a rope around a log or pole to move it

W

weaver's hitch

• Specialized

9.5

A knot for tying one rope temporarily to the middle of another rope or to a loop

How Secure

to entangle

6 4.9

hook

192 1.0

to hitch

1 3.5

to snag

2 3.6

to catch

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology