Definition of Hitch

Verb: hitch  hich

  1. To hook or entangle
    "One foot hitched in the stirrup";
    - catch
     
  2. Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
    "The old woman hitches down to the store every day";
    - limp, gimp [N. Amer], hobble
     
  3. Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
    - buck, jerk
     
  4. Travel by getting free rides from motorists
    "You can, of course, hitch anywhere that there are cars and traffic";
    - hitchhike, thumb
     
  5. Connect to a vehicle
    "hitch the trailer to the car"
Noun: hitch  hich
  1. A period of time spent in military, diplomatic or other service
    - enlistment, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour
     
  2. The state of inactivity following an interruption
    - arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage
     
  3. An unforeseen obstacle
    - hang-up, rub, snag
     
  4. A connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
     
  5. A knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
     
  6. Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
    - hindrance, hinderance, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
     
  7. The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
    - hobble, limp

See also:
hit
Hitchcock

Anagrams containing the word hitch

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