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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HITCH, v.t. To hook; to catch by a hook; as, to hitch a bridle.
1. To fasten by hitching; as, to hitch a horse by a bridle, or to hitch him to a post.
HITCH, n. A catch; any thing that holds, as a hook; an impediment.
1. The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
2. In seamen's language, a knot or noose in a rope for fastening it to a ring or other object; as a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc.
3. A stop or sudden halt in walking or moving.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a period of time spent in military service [syn: enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour]
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" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage]
3: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: hang-up, hitch, 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 [syn: hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference]
7: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg [syn: hitch, hobble, limp] v
1: to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [syn: hitch, catch] [ant: unhitch]
2: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" [syn: limp, gimp, hobble, hitch]
3: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" [syn: buck, jerk, hitch]
4: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: hitchhike, hitch, thumb]
5: connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English hytchen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to move by jerks or with a tug 2. a. to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot <hitched his horse to the fence post> b. (1) to connect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power <hitch a rake to a tractor> (2) to attach (a source of motive power) to a vehicle or instrument <hitch the horses to the wagon> c. to join in marriage <got hitched> 3. hitchhike intransitive verb 1. to move with halts and jerks ; hobble 2. a. to become entangled, made fast, or linked b. to become joined in marriage 3. hitchhike • hitcher noun II. noun Date: 1664 1. limp 2. a sudden movement or pull ; jerk <gave his trousers a hitch> 3. a. a sudden halt ; stoppage b. a usually unforeseen difficulty or obstacle <the plan went off without a hitch> 4. the act or fact of catching hold 5. a connection between a vehicle or implement and a detachable source of power (as a tractor or horse) 6. a delimited period especially of military service 7. any of various knots used to form a temporary noose in a line or to secure a line temporarily to an object 8. lift 5b

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. fasten with a loop, hook, etc.; tether (hitched the horse to the cart). b intr. (often foll. by in, on to, etc.) become fastened in this way (the rod hitched in to the bracket). 2 tr. move (a thing) with a jerk; shift slightly (hitched the pillow to a comfortable position). 3 colloq. a intr. = HITCHHIKE. b tr. obtain (a lift) by hitchhiking. --n. 1 an impediment; a temporary obstacle. 2 an abrupt pull or push; a jerk. 3 a noose or knot of various kinds. 4 colloq. a free ride in a vehicle. 5 US sl. a period of service. Phrases and idioms: get hitched colloq. marry. half hitch a knot formed by passing the end of a rope round its standing part and then through the bight. hitch up lift (esp. clothing) with a jerk. hitch one's wagon to a star make use of powers higher than one's own. Derivatives: hitcher n. Etymology: ME: orig. uncert.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hitch Hitch (h[i^]ch), v. t. [Cf. Scot. hitch a motion by a jerk, and hatch, hotch, to move by jerks, also Prov. G. hiksen, G. hinken, to limp, hobble; or E. hiccough; or possibly akin to E. hook.] 1. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling. Atoms . . . which at length hitched together. --South. 2. To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded. Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme. --Pope. To ease themselves . . . by hitching into another place. --Fuller. 3. To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere. [Eng.] --Halliwell.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hitch Hitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hitching.] 1. 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. 2. To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer. To hitch up. (a) To fasten up. (b) To pull or raise with a jerk; as, a sailor hitches up his trousers. (c) To attach, as a horse, to a vehicle; as, hitch up the gray mare. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hitch Hitch, n. 1. A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement. 2. The act of catching, as on a hook, etc. 3. 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. 4. A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch. 5. (Naut.) 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. 6. (Geol.) A small dislocation of a bed or vein.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hitches, hitching, hitched) 1. 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 N-COUNT 2. If you hitch, hitch a lift, or hitch a ride, you hitchhike. (INFORMAL) There was no garage in sight, so I hitched a lift into town... Jean-Phillippe had hitched all over Europe in the 1960s. VERB: V n, V 3. 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. VERB: V n onto/to n 4. If you get hitched, you get married. (INFORMAL) The report shows that fewer couples are getting hitched. PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. 1. Catch, get stopped, stick, get impeded. 2. Go by jerks. II. v. a. Fasten, tie, attach, connect, unite. III. n. 1. Catch, impediment, obstacle, hindrance, check. 2. Jerk, jerking motion. 3. (Naut.) Knot, noose.

Moby Thesaurus

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