hitch up en · VERB
Meanings
- To fasten up.
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To pull up, or raise with a jerking movement.
And I'm trying not to notice / That she's hitching up her skirt
1987, “Tom's Diner”, in Suzanne Vega (lyrics), Solitude Standing:hitch up your skirt
-
To attach (a horse, etc.) to a vehicle.
Hitch up the trailer.
- (passive, qualifier:"get hitched up", regional) To marry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hitching up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hitched up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hitched up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hitches up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |