HITCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of hitch in English
hitch noun [C]
(PROBLEM )
without a hitch The ceremony went off without a hitch.
problem What's the problem here? difficulty The company is having some financial difficulties at the moment. trouble We've had a lot of trouble with the new computer system. hitch The ceremony went without a hitch. glitch We've had a few technical glitches, but I'm confident we'll be ready on time. hurdle Getting a work permit is only the first hurdle.
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hitch noun [C]
(FASTENING )
There are many different hitches, such as a barrel hitch, a boom hitch, a cow hitch and a pipe hitch.
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hitch verb
(FASTEN )
hitch something (on)to something We just need to hitch the trailer (on)to the car and then we can go.
(Definition of hitch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
hitch | American Dictionary
hitch noun [C]
(DIFFICULTY )
hitch verb [T]
(FASTEN )
We just need to hitch the trailer to the car and then we can go.
(Definition of hitch from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of hitch
hitch
The first part of our amendment is very confused because of technical hitches.
There ought not to be hitches like that at all.
You may, for instance, take on coal in one place or another, and you may have additional wagons hitched on half-way through the journey.
There are hitches; things go wrong; and some films do not turn out well.
There would be no great hitches or problems.
I agree that he has hitched this particular one to a recent press report.
There have been some hitches, perhaps some mistakes.
Once we give such an omnibus term, goodness knows what can be hitched up with it.
There have been some hitches in construction, but, this being an entirely new project, that could not perhaps be helped.
The tens of thousands of post men and women achieved that in all weathers, generally without any significant hitches and generally on time.
Have there been any hitches in that process?
In a vast undertaking of this kind it is natural, that during the opening months of its existence there should be some hitches.
Hitches occurred, and the scheme could not go on.
Of course, by hitching ourselves to the deutschmark, we are hitching ourselves to something that is unpredictable.
The party opposite, as much as anybody, hitched its wagon to consumption.
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Translations of hitch
in Chinese (Traditional)
臨時故障，小問題, 乘, 固定…
in Chinese (Simplified)
临时故障，小问题, 乘, 固定…
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complicación, enganchar, obstáculo [masculine]…
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imprevisto, amarrar, atrelar…
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biraz aksilik, hafif sorun, ufak pürüz…
contretemps [masculine], accroc [masculine], attacher…
vastmaken, bevestigen aan, (mee)liften…
uvázat, připnout, jet stopem…
menambatkan, membonceng, halangan…
ผูก, โบกรถ, ความขลุกขลัก…
buộc vào, kéo vào, đi nhờ…
komplikacja, potknięcie, przyczepiać…
göra (binda) fast, lifta, avbrott…
menambat, mengembara tumpang, halangan…
festmachen, trampen, die Schwierigkeit…
vanskelighet [masculine], problem [neuter], tjore…
причіплювати, прив'язувати, подорожувати автостопом…
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