Hitch: English to English |
Hitch (n.) A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement. |
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. |
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.) The act of catching, as on a hook, etc. |
Hitch (v. t.) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling. |
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 interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded. |
Hitch (v. t.) To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer. |