hitch

• hitch

hitch

Noun

a period of time spent in military service

Synonyms:

• enlistment
• hitch
• term of enlistment
• tour of duty
• duty tour
• tour

Noun

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"

Synonyms:

• arrest
• check
• halt
• hitch
• stay
• stop
• stoppage

Noun

an unforeseen obstacle

Synonyms:

• hang-up
• hitch
• rub
• snag

Noun

a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

Synonyms:

• hitch

Noun

a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot

Synonyms:

• hitch

Noun

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Synonyms:

• hindrance
• hinderance
• hitch
• preventive
• preventative
• encumbrance
• incumbrance
• interference

Noun

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

Synonyms:

• hitch
• hobble
• limp

Verb

to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

Synonyms:

• hitch
• catch

Verb

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

Synonyms:

• limp
• gimp
• hobble
• hitch

Verb

jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

Synonyms:

• buck
• jerk
• hitch

Verb

travel by getting free rides from motorists

Synonyms:

• hitchhike
• hitch
• thumb

Verb

connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"

Synonyms:

• hitch