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Meaning of 'hitch'
Meaning of 'hitch' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Hitch 
[ n.]
- A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an
obstacle; an entanglement. [ n.]- The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
- 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.
- A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
- 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.
- A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
2. Hitch [ v. t.]
- To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to
unite; to cling. [ v. t.]- To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.
- To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
- 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.
- To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
Meaning of 'hitch' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. hitch [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example in sentence:
- during the halt he got some lunch;
- he spent the entire stop in his seat;
- held them in check;
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow;
- the negotiations were in arrest
2. hitch [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- connect to a vehicle:
- connect to a vehicle:
Example in sentence:
- hitch the trailer to the car
Meaning (3):
- to hook or entangle
- to hook or entangle
Example in sentence:
- One foot caught in the stirrup
Meaning (4):
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
Example in sentence:
- The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
Meaning (5):
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
Example in sentence:
- the yung filly bucked
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