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Noun hitch has 7 senses
- enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour - a period of time spent in military service
--1 is a kind of time period, period of time, period
- arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage - 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"
--2 is a kind of inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
--2 has particulars: countercheck; logjam
- hang-up, hitch, rub, snag - an unforeseen obstacle
--3 is a kind of obstacle, obstruction
- hitch - a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
--4 is a kind of connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
- hitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
--5 is a kind of knot
--5 has particulars:
- hindrance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
--6 is a kind of obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
--6 has particulars: clog; speed bump
- hitch, hobble, limp - the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
--7 is a kind of gait
Verb hitch has 5 senses
- hitch, catch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
--1 is one way to attach
Antonyms: unhitch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- limp, hobble, hitch - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
--2 is one way to walk
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- buck, jerk, hitch - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
--3 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- hitchhike, hitch, thumb - travel by getting free rides from motorists
--4 is one way to ride
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- hitch - connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
--5 is one way to connect, link, tie, link up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
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