hitch
noun
1. a period of time spent in military service
Similar word(s): enlistment, tour
Definition categories: time, period
2. the state of inactivity following an interruption
Similar word(s): arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage
Definition categories: state, inaction, inactivity
3. an unforeseen obstacle
Definition categories: thought, obstacle, obstruction
4. a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
Definition categories: man–made, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
5. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
Definition categories: man–made, knot
6. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Similar word(s): encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive
Definition categories: man–made, impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
7. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
Definition categories: act, gait
Sentences with hitch as a noun:
- His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.
- The banquet went off without a hitch. (Meaning the banquet went smoothly.)
- The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?
- She served two hitches in Vietnam.
- U.S. TROOPS FACE LONGER ARMY HITCH
verb
1. to hook or entangle
Similar word(s): catch
Definition categories: contact, attach
2. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
Similar word(s): gimp, hobble, limp
Definition categories: motion, walk
3. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
Definition categories: motion, move
4. travel by getting free rides from motorists
Similar word(s): hitchhike, thumb
Definition categories: motion, ride
5. connect to a vehicle:
- hitch the trailer to the car
Definition categories: contact, connect, link, tie
Sentences with hitch as a verb:
- She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt.
- He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping.
- to hitch a ride