hitch

== English == === Etymology === Probably from Middle English hicchen, hytchen, icchen (“to move; to move as with a jerk”), of obscure origin. Lacks cognates in other languages. Compare itch, hike. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪtʃ === Noun === hitch (plural hitches) 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. (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty. The banquet went off without a hitch ― The banquet went smoothly. A hidden or unfavorable condition or element. Synonym: catch (military, slang) A period of time spent in the military. 2004, June 3, Stephen J. Hedges & Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune; Orlando Sentinel; page pg. A.1 U.S. TROOPS FACE LONGER ARMY HITCH; SOLDIERS BOUND FOR IRAQ, ... WILL BE RETAINED A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda. (mining) A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested. 1897, Great Britain. Mines Department, Mines and Quarries. Reports ... for the Newcastle District (No. 3) (page 32) A coal cutter and conveyor is used along the face, and after each cut the hitch had to be crossed at a new point. ==== Hyponyms ==== hitch in one's get-along hitch in one's giddy-up Magnus hitch midshipman's hitch rigger's hitch rolling hitch taut-line hitch tent-line hitch ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hitch (third-person singular simple present hitches, present participle hitching, simple past and past participle hitched) (transitive) To pull with a jerk. (transitive) To attach, tie or fasten. Synonyms: affix, join, put together; see also Thesaurus:join (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched. Synonyms: splice, wed; see also Thesaurus:marry (informal, transitive) Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride. (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling. (intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded. (intransitive, UK) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === hitch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia List of hitch knots on Wikipedia.Wikipedia