hitch

  • (noun): A sudden pull.
  • (noun): Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
  • (noun): A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
  • (noun): A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
  • (noun): A hidden or unfavorable condition or element; a catch.
  • (noun): A period of time spent in the military.
  • (verb): To pull with a jerk.
  • (verb): To attach, tie or fasten.
  • (verb): To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
  • (verb): Contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
  • (verb): To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
  • (verb): To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
  • (verb): To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
  • His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.
  • The banquet went off without a hitch
  • The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?
  • She served two hitches in Vietnam.
  • She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt.