hitch up

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas hochzuziehen oder in die richtige Position zu bringen, oder etwas an ein Fahrzeug oder Geschirr anzuhängen.

A phrasal verb meaning to pull something upward or into position, or to attach something to a vehicle or harness.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Pull up or adjust clothinginformal

   To pull something, especially clothing, upward into a higher or more comfortable position.

   Hochziehen

   • He hitched up his trousers before sitting down.
   • She hitched up her skirt to wade through the shallow water.
   • The child hitched up his backpack straps.

   Synonymehike uphoistpull upraise

2. Attach or connectinformal

   To attach a vehicle or piece of equipment to another, typically for towing.

   Anhängen oder verbinden

   • They hitched up the trailer to the truck.
   • The farmer hitched up the horses to the plow.
   • We hitched up the caravan before starting our road trip.

   Synonymeattachconnectcouplefastenhitchhook uplinktetheryoke

   Antonymedetachdisconnectuncoupleunhitchunhook

Grundverbhitch