Definition of hitch Hitch
/hɪˈʧ/ - [hich] - hitch
We found 40 definitions of hitch from 9 different sources.
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What does hitch mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: hitches |
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| hitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot | ||
| knot a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere | ||
| blackwall hitch a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook | ||
| cat's-paw a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked | ||
| rolling hitch a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope | ||
| becket bend, sheet bend, weaver's hitch, weaver's knot a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) | ||
| hitch - the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg | ||
| hobble, limp | ||
| gait a person's manner of walking | ||
| hitch - a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls | ||
| connecter, connector, connective, connexion, connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" | ||
| hitch - 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" | ||
| arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage | ||
| inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive | ||
| countercheck something that checks the correctness of a previous check | ||
| hitch - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | ||
| hindrance, hinderance, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference | ||
| impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstructor, obstruction the baggage and equipment carried by an army | ||
| clog any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction | ||
| hitch - a period of time spent in military service | ||
| enlistment, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour | ||
| period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | ||
| hitch - an unforeseen obstacle | ||
| hang-up, rub, snag | ||
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| hitch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" | ||
| catch | ||
| unhitch unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch | ||
| catch contract; "did you catch a cold?" | ||
| attach be attached; be in contact with | ||
| snag hew jaggedly | ||
| hitch - connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car" | ||
| link up, link, tie, connect form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie" | ||
| hitch - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" | ||
| limp, gimp, hobble | ||
| walk obtain a base on balls | ||
| hitch - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" | ||
| buck, jerk | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| hitch - travel by getting free rides from motorists | ||
| hitchhike, thumb | ||
| ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hitch (Noun)
A sudden pull. - hitch (Noun)
Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope Knots and Splices by Cyrus L Day, Adlard Coles Nautical, 2001. See of hitch List of hitch knots in Wikipedia . - hitch (Noun)
A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer. - hitch (Noun)
A problem, delay or source of difficulty. - hitch (Noun)
A hidden or unfavorable condition or element; a catch. - hitch (Noun)
A period of time. Most often refers to time spent in the military. - hitch (Verb)
To pull with a jerk. - hitch (Verb)
To attach, tie or fasten. - hitch (Verb)
To marry, especially to get hitched. - hitch (Verb)
Contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hitch (v. t.)
To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling. - hitch (v. t.)
To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded. - hitch (v. t.)
To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere. - hitch (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. - hitch (v. t.)
To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer. - hitch (n.)
A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement. - hitch (n.)
The act of catching, as on a hook, etc. - 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. - hitch (n.)
A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch. - hitch (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. - hitch (n.)
A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hitch
To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road. Generally by either sticking out ones thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination. -
hitch
To fasten with a hook.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hitch
hich, v.i. to move by jerks, as if caught by a hook: to be caught by a hook: to be caught or fall into.—v.t. to hook: to catch: to fasten, tether, esp. to make fast a rope.—n. a jerk: a catch or anything that holds: an obstacle: a sudden halt: (naut.) a species of knot by which one rope is connected with another, or to some object—various knots are the Clove-hitch, Timber-hitch, Blackwall-hitch, &c.—n. Hitch′er.—adv. Hitch′ily.—adj. Hitch′y.—Hitch up, to harness a horse to a vehicle. [Ety. dub.; prob. the same as itch.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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hitch
clef, a sort of knot or noose, by which one rope is fastened to another, or to some other object, as a post, ring, timber-head, mast, &c. Hence we say an half-hitch, demi-clef, a clove-hitch, a rolling-hitch, &c. See BEND and KNOT.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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hitch
A species of knot by which one rope is connected with another, or to some object. They are various; as, clove-hitch, racking-hitch, timber-hitch (stopped), rolling-hitch, running-hitch, half-hitch, blackwall-hitch, magnus-hitch, marline-spike hitch, harness-hitch, &c. (See BEND and KNOT.) It also signifies motion by a jerk. Figuratively, it is applied to an impediment. A seaman often hitches up his trowsers, which "have no lifts or braces."--To hitch is to make fast a rope, &c., to catch with a hook. Thus of old, when a boat was to be hoisted in, they said--"Hitch the tackles into the rings of the boat."
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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hitch
A knot or noose in a rope for fastening it to a ring or other object; as, a clove hitch, a timber hitch.
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