meaning of hitches
1. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
2. To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.
3. To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
4. 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.
5. To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
6. A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.
7. The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
8. A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in ones progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance.
9. A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
10. 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.
11. A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
12. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
Related Words
hitch | hitch up | hitchcock | hitched | hitchel | hitchhike | hitchhiker | hitching | hitching bar | hitching post | hitchings | hitchiti | hitchrack |
