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hitch1
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- pronunciation:
- hIch
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hitches, hitching, hitched |
| definition 1: |
to connect or attach with or as if with a rope or straps, esp. loosely or temporarily.
The farmer hitched the ox to the plow.- synonyms:
- attach, connect, fasten, join, loop
- antonyms:
- unhitch
- similar words:
- bind, buckle, chain, harness, hook, knot, link, tether, yoke
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| definition 2: |
to pull with a quick jerk (usu. fol. by "up").
He hitched up his bathing trunks.- synonyms:
- hike, jerk, yank
- similar words:
- adjust, haul, rearrange, tug
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| related words: |
attach, lace, lash, moor, stake, truss, yoke |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be caught, fastened, or entangled; snag.
My sleeve hitched on the nail.- synonyms:
- catch, hook, snag
- similar words:
- fasten, tangle
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| definition 2: |
to move jerkily or haltingly, as with a limp; hobble.
- synonyms:
- hobble, limp, twitch
- similar words:
- falter, jerk, shuffle, stagger, stumble
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any of several knots or fasteners used for hitching.
- synonyms:
- knot
- similar words:
- fastening, granny knot, half hitch, slipknot, square knot, wrinkle
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| definition 2: |
an unforeseen delay or obstacle; catch or snag.
- synonyms:
- catch, delay, snag
- similar words:
- check, complication, difficulty, hindrance, impediment, problem, rub
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| definition 3: |
a jerky pull, esp. upward.
- synonyms:
- jerk, tug, yank
- similar words:
- haul, pull
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| definition 4: |
an awkward gait; limp or hobble.
- synonyms:
- hobble, limp, twitch
- similar words:
- shuffle, stagger, stumble, teeter, tic
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| definition 5: |
(informal) a period of enlistment in the armed services.
- similar words:
- stint, tour
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| related words: |
drawback, joker, kink, knot, latch, obstruction, twitch, vice |
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