OTHER WORDS FOR hitch
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Origin of hitch
1First recorded in 1400–50; 1840–50 for def. 5; late Middle English verb icchen, hicchen, hitchen “to move rapidly or jerkily”; of obscure origin
OTHER WORDS FROM hitch
hitcher, nounWords nearby hitch
Other definitions for hitch (2 of 3)
hitch2
[ hich ]
/ hɪtʃ /
noun
a minnow, Lavinia exilicauda, inhabiting streams in the area of San Francisco and the Sacramento River basin.
Origin of hitch
2Origin uncertain
Other definitions for hitch (3 of 3)
Origin of hitch
3First recorded in 1865–70; by shortening
OTHER WORDS FROM hitch
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British Dictionary definitions for hitch
hitch
/ (hɪtʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of hitch
hitcher, nounWord Origin for hitch
C15: of uncertain origin
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