hitch Definition

hitch
verb hitches, hitched, hitching

1. To move something jerkily.
2. To move or lift something with a jerk into a specified position.
3. To pull it up with a jerk.

Example: He hitched up his trousers
Form: hitch something up (also)
intr
4. To move jerkily.
intr
5. To falter, hobble or limp.
6. To hook, fasten or tether.

Thesaurus: harness, attach, couple, chain, bind, fasten, hook, join, lash, moor, tether, yoke; Antonym: sever, loosen.
7. To catch on an obstacle.
8. To attach something to a vehicle.

Example: The caravan was hitched to the car
Form: hitch something up (also)
intr
9a. To hitchhike;
9b. To obtain (a lift) as a hitchhiker.

noun hitches

1. A small temporary setback or difficulty

Thesaurus: difficulty, snag, tangle, block, catch, hindrance, holdup, problem, impediment, obstacle.
2. A jerk; a sudden movement.
3. A knot for attaching two pieces of rope together.

Idiom: to get hitched (get hitched up)

slang
To get married.

Derivative: hitcher
noun

Etymology: 15c.