Hitch — Defs

01 v. t. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

1.
To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
“Atoms . . . which at length hitched together.” — South.
2.
To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.
“Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme.” — Pope.

“To ease themselves . . . by hitching into another place.” — Fuller.
3.
To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.[Eng.]

02 v. i. To hitchhike; -- mostly used in the phrase to hitch a ride; as, he hitched his way home; he hitched a ride home.

1.
To hitchhike; -- mostly used in the phrase to hitch a ride; as, he hitched his way home; he hitched a ride home. See: hitchhike

03 v. t. 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; hitch your wagon to a star.

imp. & p. p. Hitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hitching

1.
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; hitch your wagon to a star.
2.
To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.

Phrases & compounds

To hitch up — To fasten up.

04 n. A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.

1.
A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.
2.
The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
3.
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.
4.
A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
5.
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.(Naut.)
6.
A small dislocation of a bed or vein.(Geol.)