1
- with obj., and adverbial of direction move (something) into a different position with a jerk急拉, 猛推：
she hitched the blanket around him
她猛拉裹在他身上的羊毛毯
he hitched his pants up.
他急忙把裤子向上拉起。
2
- no obj. informal travel by hitch-hiking〈非正式〉搭便车旅行。
2.1
- with obj. obtain (a lift) by hitch-hiking搭便车。
3
- with obj. fasten or tether with a rope（用绳索）拴, 系：
he returned to where he had hitched his horse.
他回到他拴马的地方。
3.1
- harness (a draught animal or team)给（一头或一组役畜）上轭具：
Thomas hitched the pony to his cart.
托马斯把马驹套在车上。
1
- a temporary interruption or problem故障：
everything went without a hitch.
一切顺利, 毫无故障。
2
- a knot of a particular kind, typically one used for fastening a rope to something else（尤指把绳子系在某物上的）索结。
2.1
- N. Amer. a device for attaching one thing to another, especially the tow bar of a motor vehicle〈北美〉（尤指机动车的拖杆）牵引装置。
3
- informal an act of hitch-hiking〈非正式〉免费搭便车。
4
- N. Amer. informal a period of service〈北美, 非正式〉服役期：
his 12-year hitch in the navy.
他在海军的12年服役期。
短语
get hitched
- informal marry〈非正式〉结婚。
hitch one's wagon to a star
- try to succeed by forming a relationship with someone who is already successful攀龙附凤; 试图靠沾别人的光而成功。
词源
Middle English （in the sense 'lift up with a jerk'）： of unknown origin.