"hitch up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hitches up [present, singular, third-person], hitching up [participle, present], hitched up [participle, past], hitched up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} hitch up (third-person singular simple present hitches up, present participle hitching up, simple past and past participle hitched up)
  1. To fasten up.
    Sense id: en-hitch_up-en-verb-HFZ7xUYK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 24 2 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 62 29 4 4
  2. To pull up, or raise with a jerking movement.
    Sense id: en-hitch_up-en-verb-fKFfCUrQ
  3. To attach (a horse, etc.) to a vehicle.
    Sense id: en-hitch_up-en-verb-5~6ZBHHy
  4. (usually in passive, "get hitched up") to marry Tags: passive, regional
    Sense id: en-hitch_up-en-verb-nshN-OtS

Download JSON data for hitch up meaning in English (1.5kB)

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