hitch betydelse and definition

Betydelse av hitch på svenska

• 0 a temporary difficulty that causes a short delay:

  • Due to a slight technical hitch the concert will be starting half an hour late.

  • The ceremony went off without a hitch.

• 1 a particular type of knot:

  • A hitch is a knot used to tie a rope to a fixed object.

  • There are many different hitches, such as a barrel hitch, a boom hitch, a cow hitch and a pipe hitch.

  • The unit can be mounted to most bikes with a special hitch.

  • trailer hitches for large travel trailers

• 2 to get a free ride in someone else's vehicle as a way of travelling:

  • They hitched a lift to Edinburgh from a passing car.

• 3 to fasten something to another thing by tying it with a rope or using a metal hook:

  • The horses were hitched to a shiny, black carriage.

  • We just need to hitch the trailer (on)to the car and then we can go.

• 4 a difficulty or troubling fact esp. in a situation that is generally positive:

  • I finally did get a job offer that sounded perfect – the only hitch was the low salary.

  • The taping at Channel 4 went off without a hitch (= perfectly).

• 5 to get a free ride in someone else’s road vehicle as a way of traveling:

  • Nancy hitched a ride with her husband’s cousin.

• 6 to fasten something to another thing, such as a vehicle:

  • We just need to hitch the trailer to the car and then we can go.

• 7 a difficulty, usually one that is unexpected:

  • a legal/technical hitch The airline has been plagued by technical hitches and staff shortages.

  • The steady ascent of the company's profits continued without a hitch for an impressive 26 quarters.

• 8 to rely on something or someone to bring you success:

  • The former oil industry investor has hitched his wagon to renewable energy.