hitch

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

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

Stephen J. Hedges & Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune; Orlando Sentinel; Jun 3, 2004; pg. A.1;.

To pull with a jerk

She hitched her jeans up and then tightend her belt.

To marry, especially to get hitched

A sudden pull

A hidden or unfavorable condition or element; a catch

The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?.

A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer

His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.

contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride

To attach, tie or fasten

He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping.

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

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

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

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

{f} tie, fasten, attach; harness an animal; raise in a jerky abrupt manner; be caught, be entangled; hobble, limp; marry (Slang); hitchhike (Slang)

A small dislocation of a bed or vein

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

A simple knot used for temporarily fastening a rope

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

travel by getting free rides from motorists

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

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

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"

a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

A noose or knot as used by sailors

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

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

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

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

The act of catching, as on a hook, etc

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

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

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

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"

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

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

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

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

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

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

If you get hitched, you get married. The report shows that fewer couples are getting hitched

to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

an unforeseen obstacle

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

To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere

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

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

a period of time spent in military service

A lifting of the leg without executing a hitch or a hop

hitchhike

Tom said he was planning to hitchhike to Boston. - Tom said that he was planning to hitchhike to Boston.

Tom said that he was planning to hitchhike to Boston. - Tom said he was planning to hitchhike to Boston.

hitch a ride

secure a free ride from passing vehicles

hitch hike

{i} journey made by hitchhiking

hitch hiking

traveling by soliciting rides from passing vehicles

hitch knot

type of knot, type of noose

hitch up

pull up; "hitch socks and pants"

clove hitch

a bend formed by two half hitches in opposite directions, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip

cow hitch

Any hitch or bend which slips because it is wrongly tied

cow hitch

Any knot which is not a recognised maritime knot as used at sea

friction hitch

A category of knot tied around another rope, which allows the hitch to be moved up and down the other rope, but which remains stationary when a load is placed on it

half hitch

A knot or hitch made by passing the end of the rope once around the standing part or other rope

half-hitch

Alternative spelling of half hitch

ossel hitch

A simple type of hitch knot, most often used in boating, to tie a smaller line to a larger line

trailer hitch

A hitch used to draw a trailer with a car or a traction engine

blackwall hitch

a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook

clove hitch

a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar

clove hitch

builder's knot, knot consisting of two opposing half-hitches with the ends of the rope extending in opposite directions (used to fasten a rope to a pole or to another rope)

clove hitch