hitch

A sudden pull.

Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.

A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.

• His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.

A problem, delay or source of difficulty.informal

• The banquet went off without a hitch

A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.

• The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?

A period of time spent in the military.slang

• She served two hitches in Vietnam.
• U.S. TROOPS FACE LONGER ARMY HITCH; SOLDIERS BOUND FOR IRAQ, ... WILL BE RETAINED

A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.

A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.

• A coal cutter and conveyor is used along the face, and after each cut the hitch had to be crossed at a new point.

To pull with a jerk.transitive

• She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt.

To attach, tie or fasten.transitive

• He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping.

To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.informal

Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

• to hitch a ride

To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.intransitive

• atoms[…]which at length hitched together

To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.intransitive

• Frank’s breath hitched in his throat when he saw the knife being pointed at him.

To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.UKintransitive

• Stolen[…]A brown Gelding[…]all his paces, and hitches a little in his pace.