Hitch

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A small dislocation of a bed or vein.

II. Hitch ·noun The act of catching, as on a hook, ·etc.

III. Hitch ·vt To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.

IV. Hitch ·noun A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.

V. Hitch ·vt To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to Interfere.

VI. Hitch ·vt To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps;

— said of something obstructed or impeded.

VII. Hitch ·noun A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an Entanglement.

VIII. Hitch ·vt To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to Unite; to Cling.

IX. Hitch ·vt 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.

X. Hitch ·noun 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.

XI. Hitch ·noun 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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