hitch up

verb — 4 senses

hitch up

verb
1

To fasten up.

2

To pull up, or raise with a jerking movement.

  • hitch up your skirt
  • And I'm trying not to notice / That she's hitching up her skirt1987, “Tom's Diner”, in Suzanne Vega (lyrics), Solitude Standing:
3

To attach (a horse, etc.) to a vehicle.

  • Hitch up the trailer.
4

Passive, Regional To marry.

"get hitched up"

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