Tra từ hitcher - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hitch [hitch hitches hitched hitching] verb, noun BrE [hɪtʃ] NAmE [hɪtʃ]
verb
1. transitive, intransitive 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
•~ sth They hitched a ride in a truck.
• (BrE also)They hitched a lift.
•(+ adv./prep.) We spent the summer hitching around Europe.
•They hitched across the States.
•We didn't take the bus— we hitched.
see also ↑hitchhike
2. transitive ~ sth (up) to pull up a piece of your clothing
Syn: hike up
•She hitched up her skirt and waded into the river.
3. transitive ~ 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. transitive ~ sth (to sth) to fix sth to sth else with a rope, a hook, etc
•She hitched the pony to the gate.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (in sense 2): of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•They tried to hitch a lift back to London.
•We hitched a ride with a travelling salesman.
Idiom: ↑get hitched

noun
1. a problem or difficulty that causes a short delay
•The ceremony went off without a hitch.
•a technical hitch
2. a type of knot
•a clove hitch

Word Origin:
Middle English (in sense 2): of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•There are always a few last-minute hitches at the dress rehearsal.
•There was a slight technical hitch which delayed the plane's take-off.
•There's been a hitch in the plans.
•The ceremony went off without a hitch.