Dictionary entry details
• HITCH (noun)
Meaning:
A period of time spent in military service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
tour of duty; term of enlistment; hitch; enlistment; duty tour; tour
Hypernyms ("hitch" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Meaning:
The state of inactivity following an interruption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
stoppage; halt; arrest; hitch; stay; stop; check
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("hitch" is a kind of...):
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hitch"):
countercheck (a check that restrains another check)
logjam (any stoppage attributable to unusual activity)
Meaning:
An unforeseen obstacle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
rub; hang-up; hitch; snag
Hypernyms ("hitch" is a kind of...):
obstacle; obstruction (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted)
Meaning:
A connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hitch" is a kind of...):
connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion (an instrumentality that connects)
Meaning:
A knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hitch" is a kind of...):
knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hitch"):
timber hitch (a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch)
becket bend; sheet bend; weaver's hitch; weaver's knot (a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye))
rolling hitch (a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope)
cat's-paw (a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked)
Blackwall hitch (a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook)
Meaning:
Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
preventive; preventative; hindrance; hinderance; incumbrance; encumbrance; interference; hitch
Hypernyms ("hitch" is a kind of...):
impediment; impedimenta; obstructer; obstruction; obstructor (any structure that makes progress difficult)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hitch"):
clog (any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction)
speed bump (a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway)
Meaning:
The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
limp; hobble; hitch
Hypernyms ("hitch" is a kind of...):
gait (a person's manner of walking)
• HITCH (verb)
Meaning:
To hook or entangle
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hitch; catch
Context example:
One foot caught in the stirrup
Hypernyms (to "hitch" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hitch"):
snag (catch on a snag)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
unhitch (unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch)
Meaning:
Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
limp; hobble; gimp; hitch
Context example:
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
Hypernyms (to "hitch" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
hitch; buck; jerk
Context example:
the yung filly bucked
Hypernyms (to "hitch" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Travel by getting free rides from motorists
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
hitchhike; thumb; hitch
Hypernyms (to "hitch" is one way to...):
ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Connect to a vehicle:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
hitch the trailer to the car
Hypernyms (to "hitch" is one way to...):
connect; link; link up; tie (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
