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adjective

Definition of hitchednext
as in attached

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hitched

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verb

past tense of hitch
1
as in yanked
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist

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2
as in connected
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole she escaped out the window by using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and clothing she'd hitched together

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3
as in fastened
to put securely in place or in a desired position hitched the trailer to the back of the car

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4
as in hijacked
to travel by securing free rides her brother hitched across the country after he graduated from college

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitched
  1. attached
  2. connected
  3. fastened
  4. married
  5. secured
  6. pulled
  7. integrated
  8. caught
Adjective
  • Its curvaceous shape represents the female form, with an attached ball symbolizing the constraints women face.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Fox added on a black and white Dsquared2 clutch featuring an attached glovelet.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of attached
Verb
  • Ben Brown, a 49-year-old creative director in the United Kingdom, said his Sonos app still says his speakers are not connected.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • She, too, is connected to Bell, who was the voice of Gossip Girl herself, a fact a whole new generation will soon discover when the full series returns to American Netflix on October 29 (here's every single episode, ranked).
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of connected
Verb
  • If they can’t be seen without their favorite watch (or second-favorite, or third-favorite) fastened around their wrist, upgrade their travel accessory situation with this personalized gift.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The setup, designed to facilitate leg swings, incorporates a robust structure made of 6 mm aluminum plates securely fastened to an extrusion framework.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of fastened
Adjective
  • Anthony Nephew was married to Kathryn Nephew and was Oliver's father.
    Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Swanson has lived in Lakeville for two decades, has four children in the Lakeville district and is married to a former educator.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of married
Verb
  • More recently, Metro Boomin secured a deal worth $70 million by selling a portion of his publishing catalog to Shamrock.
    Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Even after Allied forces secured Omaha Beach, Andrews' remains were not identified, the release states.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of secured
Verb
  • Michigan’s largest distributor of housing vouchers hasn't pulled a name off its general waitlist in nearly a year.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Brady and a few stringers quickly pulled together what Brady named Page Six because that’s the page where the column initially ran.
    Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • Microsoft has integrated its flagship AI product, Copilot, into its suite of business apps.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company acknowledges risks from cybersecurity threats and has integrated cybersecurity risk management into its broader risk management framework.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of integrated
Verb
  • Alexander-Walker caught the pass, pumped, took a side dribble and fired.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Four players ran in touchdowns and Flynn Schiele and Nick Stone caught scoring passes as well.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of caught
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