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hitch
n. connecting, fastening; impediment, problem, delay; knot for securing something
 
v. 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
Hitch may refer toHitch 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.Hitch, Lavinia exilicauda, a minnow endemic to California.Hitch (film), a movie released in February 2005 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")
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hitch
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


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Hitch
(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
n.
1. a catch
گرفت, پکڑ
2. a stop in walking and moving
روک, ٹھيراؤ, اٹکاؤ, اٹک, ہچک, مانع, رکاوٹ, سد راہ
3. (Pros.)
سکتہ, ٹوٹ
4. a knot
گرہ, گانٹھ, پھندا, آنکڑا
hitch
n. v.
1. become entangled or caught by a hook
پھنس جانا, اٹکنا, الجھنا
2. hop
اٹک اٹک يا رک رک کے چلنا, لنگڑانا

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