hitchsomethingup
phrasal verbwithhitchverbuk/hɪtʃ/us/hɪtʃ/
(PULL STH UP)
topullsomething,especiallytrousersor askirt,upwardsto aslightlyhigherposition:
Shehitchedherskirtup beforewadingacrossthestream.
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- pluck
- pluck atsomething
- reel
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- tug
- tweak
- twitch
(CONNECT)
If youhitchup avehicle, youconnectit so that it can bepulled, and if youhitchup ananimalto avehicle, youconnectit so that it canpullthevehicle:
Wewatchedas thefarmerhitchedup ateamofoxen.
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- articulation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- weaving
- yoke