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Definition of To hitch up

To hitch up
Hitch Hitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hitching.] 1. To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter. 2. To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer. To hitch up. (a) To fasten up. (b) To pull or raise with a jerk; as, a sailor hitches up his trousers. (c) To attach, as a horse, to a vehicle; as, hitch up the gray mare. [Colloq.]

Meaning of To hitch up from wikipedia

- The taut-line hitch is an adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted...
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- A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America) is a device attached to the ch****is of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose...
- Look up hitch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hitch may refer to: Hitch (surname) nickname of director Alfred Hitch**** (1899-1980) nickname of writer...
- magnus hitch is a knot similar to a rolling hitch or clove hitch, used to tie a rope or line to a pole, spar, or another line. It is tied similarly to a rolling...
- The Blake's hitch is a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, which often...
- buntline hitch is a knot used for attaching a rope to an object. It is formed by p****ing the working end around an object, then making a clove hitch around...
- Austria, Germany and Switzerland, hand and hitch-up services (i.e. services of manual work and with hitched-up cart or more modern vehicles, German: Hand-...