hitching

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 List of hitch knots in Wikipedia

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A period of time. Most often refers to time spent in the military

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hitch

To pull with a jerk

She hitched her jeans up and then tightend her belt.

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To marry, especially to get hitched

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{v} to ctach, move by jerks, hit, cut, fasten

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{n} a kind of knot or noose, tie, rope

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To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling

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If you hitch something to something else, you hook it or fasten it there. Last night we hitched the horse to the cart and moved here

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{f} 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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A small dislocation of a bed or vein

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A sudden pull

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A hidden or unfavorable condition or element; a catch

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connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car

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A simple knot used for temporarily fastening a rope

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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

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A hitch is a slight problem or difficulty which causes a short delay. After some technical hitches the show finally got under way The five-hour operation went without a hitch. = snag

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[1] To connect or couple up a motorhome or trailer to a towing vehicle

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A device which attaches directly to a tow vehicle providing the connection between the tow vehicle and the trailer Hitch installations are most often considered permanent, but temporary hitches (rental hitches) are available for some applications A fixed tongue hitch includes a flat non-removable drawbar, while a receiver style hitch has a receptacle (typically 1-1/4" or 2") for inserting special ball mounts or bike racks Also see: custom hitch, fixed tongue hitch, permanent undercar hitch, receiver style hitch, and Round Tube hitch

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If you hitch, hitch a lift, or hitch a ride, you hitchhike. There was no garage in sight, so I hitched a lift into town Jean-Phillippe had hitched all over Europe in the 1960s

hitch

a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it

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jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

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travel by getting free rides from motorists

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connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"

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walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

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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"

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a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

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A noose or knot as used by sailors

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To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded

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A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch

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To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer

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A knot used to attach a line to a cleat or other object

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To attach, tie or fasten

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The act of catching, as on a hook, etc

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To make a rope fast to a spar or stay, but not to another rope

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A device to hold the knee lever or pedal locked "on" against the spring tension of the mechanism

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contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride

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A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer

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A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement

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the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

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{i} connecting, fastening; impediment, problem, delay; knot for securing something

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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

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A term generally referring to a period of time in which a person works offshore before returning back to mainland

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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

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The connecting apparatus that connects the trailer or modular to the truck This may be a ball hitch or pintle eye

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There is some hitch Some impediment A horse is said to have a hitch in his gait when he is lame (Welsh, hecian, to halt or limp ) To hitch To get on smoothly; to fit in consistently: as, "You and I hitch on well together;" "These two accounts do not hitch in with each other " A lame horse goes about jumping, and to jump together is to be in accord So the two meanings apparently contradictory hitch together Compare prevent, meaning to aid and to resist

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