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connect
English
Etymology
From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) +? nectere (“bind”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??n?kt/
- Hyphenation: con?nect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
connect (third-person singular simple present connects, present participle connecting, simple past and past participle connected)
- (intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- Synonyms: affix, join, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join
- (intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
- (transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
- (transitive, of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
- To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
- To associate; to establish a relation between.
- To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.
Antonyms
- disconnect
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Catalan: conectar
- ? Galician: conectar
- ? Portuguese: conectar
- ? Spanish: conectar
Translations
Anagrams
- concent
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hitch
English
Etymology
Probably from Middle English hicchen, hytchen, icchen (“to move; to move as with a jerk”), of obscure origin. Lacks cognates in other languages. Compare itch, hike.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h?t?/
- Rhymes: -?t?
Noun
hitch (plural hitches)
- A sudden pull.
- Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
- A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
- (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
- A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
- Synonym: catch
- (military, slang) A period of time spent in the military.
- 2004, June 3, Stephen J. Hedges & Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune; Orlando Sentinel; page pg. A.1
- U.S. TROOPS FACE LONGER ARMY HITCH; SOLDIERS BOUND FOR IRAQ, ... WILL BE RETAINED
- 2004, June 3, Stephen J. Hedges & Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune; Orlando Sentinel; page pg. A.1
Hyponyms
- Magnus hitch
- midshipman's hitch
- rigger's hitch
- rolling hitch
- taut-line hitch
- tent-line hitch
Translations
Verb
hitch (third-person singular simple present hitches, present participle hitching, simple past and past participle hitched)
- (transitive) To pull with a jerk.
- (transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.
- Synonyms: affix, join, put together; see also Thesaurus:join
- (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
- Synonyms: splice, wed; see also Thesaurus:marry
- (informal, transitive) Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
- (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
- atoms […] which at length hitched together
- (intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
- To ease themselves […] by hitching into another place.
- (Britain) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Translations
Derived terms
- hitch one's wagon to a star
- unhitch
- unhitched
Further reading
- hitch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- List of hitch knots on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
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- what hitches are allowed at home depot
- what hitch means
- what hitchcock movies are on netflix
- what hitch for travel trailer
- what hitch drop do i need
- what hitch class do i have
- what itching means
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