HITCH

hitch, hobble, limp

(noun) the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference

(noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

hitch

(noun) a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot

hitch

(noun) a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

hitch, hang-up, rub, snag

(noun) an unforeseen obstacle

arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage

(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption; “the negotiations were in arrest”; “held them in check”; “during the halt he got some lunch”; “the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow”; “he spent the entire stop in his seat”

enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour

(noun) a period of time spent in military service

hitch, catch

(verb) to hook or entangle; “One foot caught in the stirrup”

buck, jerk, hitch

(verb) jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; “the yung filly bucked”

limp, gimp, hobble, hitch

(verb) walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; “The old woman hobbles down to the store every day”

hitchhike, hitch, thumb

(verb) travel by getting free rides from motorists

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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; a catch.

(military, slang) A period of time spent in the military.

Synonyms

• catch

Hyponyms

• (knot): See

• Magnus hitch

• midshipman's hitch

• rigger's hitch

• rolling hitch

• taut-line hitch

• tent-line hitch

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.

(informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.

(informal, transitive) contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.

(intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

(intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.

(UK) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.

Synonyms

• (attach): affix, join, put together; see also join

• (marry oneself to): splice, wed; see also marry

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Hitch

A surname.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Hitch

(informal) Alfred Hitchcock

Source: Wiktionary

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Hitch, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scot. hitch a motion by a jerk, and hatch, hotch, to move by jerks, also Prov. G. hiksen, G. hinken, to limp, hobble; or E. hiccough; or possibly akin to E. hook.]

1. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling. Atoms . . . which at length hitched together. South.

2. To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded. Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme. Pope. To ease themselves . . . by hitching into another place. Fuller.

3. To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere. [Eng.] Halliwell.

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.

2. To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer. 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.]

Hitch, n.

1. A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.

2. The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.

3. A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance.

4. A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.

5. (Naut.)

Definition: A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc.

6. (Geol.)

Definition: A small dislocation of a bed or vein.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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