Hitching

//ˈhɪt͡ʃɪŋ// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is hitched.

    "There are lots of pauses and little detours, hitchings-up of their smocks, inspection of the soles of their feet, some rather overdone limping."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hitch form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name.

Synonyms

All synonyms
amblingfootingfootworkhikinghoofinglegwork

Example

More examples

"Mary tied the horses to the hitching post."

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive form of Hitch.

Related phrases

alternate ring hitchinghitching posthitching railhitching-barringbolt hitching

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