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Hitch Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Hitch?
[n] the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
[n] any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [n] a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it [n] a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls [n] an unforeseen obstacle [n] a period of time spent in military service [n] 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" [v] to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [v] jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of horses [v] walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day." [v] travel by getting free rides from motorists Synonyms | Synonyms for Hitch: arrest | buck | catch | check | duty tour | encumbrance | enlistment | halt | hang-up | hindrance | hitchhike | hobble | hobble | incumbrance | interference | jerk | limp | limp | preventative | preventive | rub | snag | stay | stop | stoppage | term of enlistment | thumb | tour | tour of duty Related Terms | Find terms related to Hitch: acute pain | amble | arrange a match | articulate | attach | barge | batten | batten down | bed | bed down | bite | block | blockade | bob | bolt | boring pain | bottleneck | bowl along | break | bridle | brush | buckle | bundle | butt | button | catch | catch a ride | charley horse | clasp | cleat | clip | clump | connect | continuous tenure | cordon | couple | cramp | cramps | crick | crux | curry | currycomb | curtain | darting pain | determent | deterrent | difficulty | dovetail | drag | drawback | drench | droop | enlistment | entanglement | fasten | feed | fix | flick | flip | flirt | flounce | fodder | foot | footslog | fulgurant pain | gait | gallop | gentle | girdle pain | give away | gnawing | griping | groom | halt | handicap | handle | hang-up | harness | hasp | hazard | hike up | hindrance | hinge | hippety-hop | hitch a ride | hitch rides | hitch up | hitchhike | hobble | hoick | hoist | hook | hook up | hop | hurdle | impediment | interference | jam | jerk | jig | jigger | jigget | jiggle | jog | joggle | join | join together | joint | joker | jolt | jump | jumping pain | kink | lancinating pain | latch | limp | link | litter | lock | lock step | lumber | lunge | lurch | make a match | make fast | make one | manage | marry | match | mate | milk | mince | mincing steps | mishap | miter | mortise | nail | nip | nuptial | objection | obstacle | obstruction | obstructive | one small difficulty | pace | paddle | pang | paroxysm | peg | piaffe | piaffer | pin | pinch | plod | pluck | prance | prick | prison term | problem | pull up | rabbet | rack | raise | rivet | roll | rub | rub down | saddle | sashay | saunter | scarf | screw | scuff | scuffle | scuttle | seizure | sew | shamble | sharp pain | shoot | shooting | shooting pain | shuffle | sidle | single-foot | skewer | skip | slink | slither | slog | slouch | slowness | snag | snake | snap | snatch | spasm | splice | stab | stabbing pain | stagger | stalk | stamp | staple | start | step | stick | stitch | stomp | straddle | straggle | stretch | stride | stroll | strolling gait | strut | stumbling block | stumbling stone | stump | sudden pull | swagger | swing | tack | tame | tend | tenure | term | thrill | throes | thumb | tie | time | tittup | toddle | toggle | tormen | totter | tour | train | traipse | tread | trip | trot | trouble | trudge | tweak | twinge | twitch | unite | unite in marriage | velocity | waddle | walk | wamble | water | wed | wedge | wiggle | wobble | wrench | yank | yerk | yoke | zipper See Also | attach | becket bend | Blackwall hitch | cat's-paw | clog | connecter | connection | connective | connector | connexion | deadlock | gait | impasse | impediment | impedimenta | inaction | inactiveness | inactivity | knot | logjam | move | obstacle | obstructer | obstruction | obstruction | obstructor | period | period of time | ride | rolling hitch | sheet bend | snag | speed bump | stalemate | standstill | timber hitch | time period | walk | weaver's hitch | weaver's knot Hitch In Webster's Dictionary \Hitch\ (h[i^]ch), v. t. [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.) 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.) A small dislocation of a bed or vein. |
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