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the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

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

a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"

jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

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

the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

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

a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

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

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

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

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.

To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.

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

The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.

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.

A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.

A small dislocation of a bed or vein.

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

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.

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

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

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.

To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.

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

The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.

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.

A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.

A small dislocation of a bed or vein.

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

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.

A catch; that which acts like a catch; impediment; a pulling or jerking upwards.

To become entangled or caught; move by jerks; strike the feet together, as horses.

To move by jerks, as if caught by a hook: to be caught by a hook: to be caught or fall into.

To hook: to catch.

A jerk: a catch or anything that holds: an obstacle: a sudden halt: (naut.) a knot or noose.

A jerk; obstacle; kind of noose.

To move by jerks; be caught.

To move by jerks; become entangled.

A stop; obstruction.

The act of fastening, as by a rope.

A noose - like knot.

A catch or anything that holds; a jerk up; a stop or halt; an impediment; a break; a knot or noose in a rope for fastening it to another object.

To hook; to catch by a hook; to fasten; to pull up with jerks.

To move by jerks, or with stops; to become hooked or entangled; to hit the legs together, as horses.

A catch, or anything which acts as one; a knot or noose in a rope; a sudden stop or halt; an impediment.

To hook, or catch by a hook; to catch; to move by jerks.

n. A catch; a hook;— act of catching, as on a hook, &c.;— a sudden halt in walking or moving;— a defect causing a break or failure in a scheme or in a performance;— a knot or noose in a rope for fastening it to a ring or other object.