Hitch
Definitions
- A sudden pull.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
- A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
- A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
- A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
- A period of time spent in the military.
- A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.
- A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.
Equivalents
Examples
“His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.”
“The banquet went off without a hitch”
The banquet went smoothly.
“The service operated according to plan⟳ on the Monday morning with only a few hitches.”
“Over the next week, the hitch in my dad's stride⟳ eased a bit. But we'd run⟳ out of things to talk⟳ about.”
“The deal⟳ sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?”
“She served two hitches in Vietnam.”
“U.S. TROOPS FACE⟳ LONGER ARMY HITCH; SOLDIERS BOUND FOR IRAQ, ... WILL BE RETAINED”
“An upcast fault is when the seam is thrown up; to counteract this a "canch" of top stone must be taken down outbye over from the fault, and a "canch" of bottom stone taken up inbye over from the fault, then level up to the bottom of your "canch" at the foreside of the hitch outbye over until you have⟳ a regular gradient to the seam on the hitch.”
“A coal cutter and conveyor is used along the face⟳, and after each cut⟳ the hitch had to be crossed at a new point⟳.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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