Translations for „hitch up“ in the English » German Dictionary

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I . hitch up VB trans

1. hitch up (fasten):

to hitch sth ⇆ up [to sth]

etw [an etw dat ] festmachen

to hitch up an animal to a wagon

ein Tier vor einen Wagen spannen

to hitch a trailer up to a car

einen Anhänger an ein Auto anhängen

2. hitch up (pull up):

to hitch sth ⇆ up

etw hochziehen

he hitched up his trouser leg

er schob das Hosenbein hoch

II . hitch up VB intr esp Brit inf

hitch up

rüberrutschen inf

go on, hitch up a bit!

los, rutscht mal zusammen! inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

go on, hitch up a bit!

los, rutscht mal zusammen! inf

to hitch sth ⇆ up [to sth]

etw [an etw dat ] festmachen

to hitch up an animal to a wagon

ein Tier vor einen Wagen spannen

to hitch a trailer up to a car

einen Anhänger an ein Auto anhängen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There was no time to hitch up the trailer.

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The brief respite from the heavy winds gave him a chance to hitch up his team behind a new leader he's training.

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He's also the first of several to hitch up his trousers and show us an injured leg, the consequence of falling from a lorry.

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Might as well hitch up the boxcars and pack you in.

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Or are we going to shake off the blows, take a deep breath, hitch up our pants and head back into the fray?

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Who forgot to do the tow hitch up?

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Especially useful when trying to hitch up a trailer.

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They hitch up the caravan, with the girls asleep in it, and set off to drive home.

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He would hitch up his pants, drop a cigarette and attack the flags.

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I was probably overdressed in a petticoat and ringlets in my hair, but the staff let me hitch up my horse and stagecoach anyway.

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