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To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to
unite; to cling. |
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To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; --
said of something obstructed or impeded. |
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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 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. |
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A small dislocation of a bed or vein. |