Overview of noun hitch

The noun hitch has 7 senses

• enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour -- (a period of time spent in military service)


• arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage -- (the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat")


• hang-up, hitch, rub, snag -- (an unforeseen obstacle)


• hitch -- (a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls)


• hitch -- (a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot)


• hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference -- (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome)


• hitch, hobble, limp -- (the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg)

Overview of verb hitch

The verb hitch has 5 senses

• hitch, catch -- (to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup")


• limp, gimp, hobble, hitch -- (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day")


• buck, jerk, hitch -- (jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked")


• hitchhike, hitch, thumb -- (travel by getting free rides from motorists)


• hitch -- (connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car")