The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hitch \Hitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hitched; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Hitching.]
   1. To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to
      make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a
      halter; hitch your wagon to a star.
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   2. To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
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   To hitch up.
      (a) To fasten up.
      (b) To pull or raise with a jerk; as, a sailor hitches up
          his trousers.
      (c) To attach, as a horse, to a vehicle; as, hitch up the
          gray mare. [Colloq.]
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