hitch

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 to get a free ride in a person's car; to travel around in this way, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop: [VN] They hitched a ride in a truck. * (BrE also) They hitched a lift. * [V] We spent the summer hitching around Europe. * They hitched across the States. * We didn't take the bus-we hitched. seealsoHITCH-HIKE 2 [VN] ~ sth (up) to pull up a piece of your clothing SYNHIKE: She hitched up her skirt and waded into the river. 3 [VN+adv./prep.] ~ yourself (up, etc.) to lift yourself into a higher position, or the position mentioned: She hitched herself up. * He hitched himself onto the bar stool. * She hitched herself into a sitting position. 4 [VN] ~ sth (to sth) to fix sth to sth else with a rope, a hook, etc: She hitched the pony to the gate. IDIOMS get hitched (informal) to get married noun 1 a problem or difficulty that causes a short delay: The ceremony went off without a hitch. * a legal / last-minute / technical hitch 2 a type of knot: a clove hitch