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hitch

/hɪt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Hitch means: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome.

Synonyms for hitch44

noun, as in any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

hindrance, hinderance, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference

noun, as in the state of inactivity following an interruption

arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage

noun, as in a period of time spent in military service

enlistment, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour

noun, as in an unforeseen obstacle

hang-up, rub, snag

noun, as in the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

hobble, limp

verb, as in walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

limp, gimp, hobble

verb, as in to hook or entangle

catch

verb, as in jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

buck, jerk

verb, as in travel by getting free rides from motorists

hitchhike, thumb

also used for hitch

affix, join, put together, accouple, assemble, associate, attach, bewed, bind, splice, wed, conjoin, couple, espouse, handfast

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Opposites of hitch

unhitch

What does hitch mean?12

noun

1

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

2

the state of inactivity following an interruption“the negotiations were in arrest”

3

a period of time spent in military service

4

an unforeseen obstacle

5

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

6

a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

7

a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot

verb

1

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury“The old woman hobbles down to the store every day”

2

to hook or entangle“One foot caught in the stirrup”

3

jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched“the young filly bucked”

4

travel by getting free rides from motorists

5

connect to a vehicle:

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hitch?16

two syllables

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Hitch in a sentence

  • Hitch the dumpcart to my old, worthless horse!carlosalberto
  • We were trying to hitch a ride, but nobody stopped.ddnktr
  • I don't know how to tie a clove hitch.CK
  • The only way to get there is to hitch a ride.OsoHombre
  • I'd like everything to go smoothly without a hitch.felidad
  • Unequal steers do not make a good pair to hitch to the plow.carlosalberto
  • As soon as our manager got off our backs, everything started to go off without a hitch.meidan
  • Proceeding from warm-up exercises to leg kick practice without a hitch, the lesson went completely smoothly.unknown

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Forms of hitch

as a noun

plural
hitches

as a verb

past tense
hitched
present participle
hitching
third-person singular
hitches
past participle
hitched