Topic: TRANSPORT
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hitch1
1 [intransitive and transitive] informalTT to get free rides from the drivers of passing cars by standing at the side of the road and putting a hand out with the thumb raised [= hitchhike]
2 [transitive] also hitch up to move a piece of clothing you are wearing so that it is higher than it was before : She hitched her skirt above her knees and knelt down.
She hitched her skirt above her knees and knelt down.4 [transitive] also hitch up to lift yourself into a higher position by pushing with your hands
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a) [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to fasten something to something else, using a rope, chain etc
b) [transitive] also hitch up to fasten an animal to something with wheels so that the animal can pull it forwards : I hitched up the horse and drove out into the fields.
I hitched up the horse and drove out into the fields.
