| Hitch (hitch) |
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| v. t. | (h***ibreve]ch) |
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| Hitch |
| [Cf. Scot.
hitch a motion by a jerk, and hatch, hotch, to
move by jerks, also Prov. G. hiksen, G. hinken, to
limp, hobble; or E. hiccough; or possibly akin to E.
hook.] |
To become entangled or caught;
to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
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.
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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.
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A
catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an
entanglement.
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.
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