HITCH
\hˈɪt͡ʃ], \hˈɪtʃ], \h_ˈɪ_tʃ]\
Definitions of HITCH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
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a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
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a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
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to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
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connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
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jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
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walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
By Princeton University
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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"
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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
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a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
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a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
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to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
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walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
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To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
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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.
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To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
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A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.
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The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
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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.
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A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
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A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
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To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; - said of something obstructed or impeded.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
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To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
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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.
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To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
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A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.
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The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
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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.
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A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
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A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
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To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; - said of something obstructed or impeded.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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A catch; that which acts like a catch; impediment; a pulling or jerking upwards.
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To become entangled or caught; move by jerks; strike the feet together, as horses.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To move by jerks, as if caught by a hook: to be caught by a hook: to be caught or fall into.
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To hook: to catch.
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A jerk: a catch or anything that holds: an obstacle: a sudden halt: (naut.) a knot or noose.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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