Definition of Hitch

Babylon English Dictionary
connecting, fastening; impediment, problem, delay; knot for securing something
tie, fasten, attach; harness an animal; raise in a jerky abrupt manner; be caught, be entangled; hobble, limp; marry (Slang); hitchhike (Slang)
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Hitch Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
  
(v. t.)
To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.
  
(v. t.)
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.
  
(v. t.)
To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
  
(v. t.)
To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
  
(n.)
The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
  
(n.)
A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
  
(n.)
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.
  
(n.)
A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
  
(n.)
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.
  
(n.)
A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.
  
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hitch
\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.


  similar words(6) 



 weaver`s hitch 
 clove hitch 
 half hitch 
 to hitch up 
 rolling hitch 
 timber hitch 
JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Bachu = v. to hook, to hitch; to grapple, to go into nooks
Cloig = n. a hasp; a hitch; helm for thatching
Cloigen = n. what is tied at the end; a hitch, a whisk of straw
Cloigyn = n. a hasp; a hitch
Cloigynu = v. to hasp; to hitch
Gwestr = n. a hitch, a noose
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a period of time spent in military service
(synonym) enlistment, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
2. 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"
(synonym) arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage
(hypernym) inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
(hyponym) countercheck
3. an unforeseen obstacle
(synonym) hang-up, rub, snag
(hypernym) obstacle, obstruction
4. a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
(hypernym) connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
5. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
(hypernym) knot
(hyponym) Blackwall hitch
6. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
(synonym) hindrance, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
(hypernym) obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
(hyponym) clog
7. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
(synonym) hobble, limp
(hypernym) gait
(derivation) limp, hobble

Verb
1. to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
(synonym) catch
(antonym) unhitch
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) snag
(verb-group) catch
2. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
(synonym) limp, hobble
(hypernym) walk
(derivation) hobble, limp
3. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
(synonym) buck, jerk
(hypernym) move
4. travel by getting free rides from motorists
(synonym) hitchhike, thumb
(hypernym) ride
5. connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
(hypernym) connect, link, tie, link up
Hitch Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Hitch may refer to:
  • Hitch knot, a knot used to attach a rope to a fixed object
  • Tow hitch, a construction on a truck or car to attach a trailer
  • Hitches, fish in the genus Lavinia (genus) including Lavinia exilicauda
  • Hitch (film), a 2005 movie starring Will Smith
  • Hitchhiking, a form of travel in which the traveller tries to get a lift (ride) from another traveller, usually a car or truck driver
  • Marriage (as in "getting hitched")
  • A problem (as in "we've got a hitch with the delivery")

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Hitch Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
maritime&shipping&trade
To make fast.
Nautical Know How Glossary of Boating Terms
A knot used to secure a rope to another object or to another rope, or to form a loop or a noose in a rope.