hitched

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hitched - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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; hitch your wagon to a star.
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     2. To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
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     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.]
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