Used in a Sentence

hitches

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hitches.

Editorial note

Most USB DACs work just fine when running on computer power, without any hitches, glitches, or strange noises.

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Quick take

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hitches gathered in one view.

noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hitches.

noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Example sentences

1

Most USB DACs work just fine when running on computer power, without any hitches, glitches, or strange noises.

2

There have definitely been a bunch of hiccups and hitches along the way, but it's been pretty good overall.

3

It's been serving my mother for almost ten years with only minor hitches along the way.

4

FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) is installing free trailer hitches on some Jeeps because they're vulnerable.

5

This soft social science hitches a ride on the popular imagery of the solemn-faced scientist.

6

You still need to hit >= 90fps with zero hitches and zero dropped frames.

7

Possibly to prevent paging or swapping that might introduce hitches in performance.

8

Revolution already figured out a lot of the hitches, and retailers ought to be suspicious now that they're owned by the industry's biggest usurer.

9

I've yet to play any decent WebGL demo that didn't have minor hitches or dropped frames.

10

It ran on a run-off-the-mill Monorails[1] app and MySQL, without any hitches.

11

Well now I am in select mode and things get only more confusing from there (especially if more performance hitches are happening).

12

The variable hitches a ride in the closure and is no longer jailed in its defining scope, and lives on much longer than it normally would.

Quote examples

1

Sailors have known and used "jamming" hitches like this for centuries.

2

> and this had to be paged in and out dynamically, without any "hitches"—loading lags where the frame rate would drop below 30 Hz.

3

We had levels with over 10MB of data in them, and this had to be paged in and out dynamically, without any "hitches"—loading lags where the frame rate would drop below 30 Hz.

4

It's a huge pain to fire an employee - there're dozens of potential "wrongful termination" lawsuit hitches, and if you run into any of them, you've just cost the company more in legal bills than you'll ever save in that employee's salary.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use hitches in a sentence?

Most USB DACs work just fine when running on computer power, without any hitches, glitches, or strange noises.

What does hitches mean?

A surname originating as a patronymic.

What part of speech is hitches?

hitches is commonly used as noun.