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ALL meanings of hitch one's wagon to a star

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  • noun hitch one's wagon to a star any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc. 1
  • noun hitch one's wagon to a star Informal. station wagon. 1
  • noun hitch one's wagon to a star a police van for transporting prisoners; patrol wagon: The fight broke up before the wagon arrived. 1
  • noun hitch one's wagon to a star (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain. 1
  • noun hitch one's wagon to a star British. a railway freight car or flatcar. 1
  • noun hitch one's wagon to a star a baby carriage. 1
  • noun hitch one's wagon to a star Archaic. a chariot. 1
  • verb with object hitch one's wagon to a star to transport or convey by wagon. 1
  • verb without object hitch one's wagon to a star to proceed or haul goods by wagon: It was strenuous to wagon up the hill. Also, especially British, waggon. 1
  • idioms hitch one's wagon to a star circle the wagons. circle (def 23). 1
  • idioms hitch one's wagon to a star fix someone's wagon, Slang. to get even with or punish someone: He'd better mind his own business or I'll really fix his wagon. 1
  • idioms hitch one's wagon to a star hitch one's wagon to a star, to have a high ambition, ideal, or purpose: It is better to hitch one's wagon to a star than to wander aimlessly through life. 1
  • idioms hitch one's wagon to a star off the / one's wagon, Slang. again drinking alcoholic beverages after a period of abstinence: His failure to show up at work is one more sign that he’s fallen off the wagon again. returning to an unhealthy or bad habit: I’m usually on a diet, but sometimes I go off my wagon. 1
  • idioms hitch one's wagon to a star on the wagon, Slang. abstaining from a current or former bad habit, as smoking, overeating, excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages, or taking drugs: She's been on the wagon for a month, now, so please don't offer her a drink. Also, on the water wagon; British, on the water cart. 1
  • noun hitch one's wagon to a star to aspire to lofty goals; aim high 0
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