hitch

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Synonyms: pitch, witch, bitch, hatch, litch, hutch, ditch, sitch, fitch, itch, mitch

Antonyms: pitch, witch, bitch, hatch, litch, hutch, ditch, sitch, fitch, itch, mitch

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Noun

1. A [[sudden]] [[pull]].
2. Any of various [[knot|knots]] used to attach a [[rope]] to an object other than another rope.<ref>Knots and Splices by Cyrus L Day, Adlard Coles Nautical, 2001</ref>
3. A [[fastener]] or [[connection]] [[point]], as for a [[trailer]].
4. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[problem]], [[delay]] or source of [[difficulty]].
5. A hidden or unfavorable [[condition]] or [[element]].
6. {{lb|en|military|slang}} A period of time spent in the military.
7. A large Californian [[minnow]], {{taxlink|Lavinia exilicauda|species}}.
8. {{lb|en|mining}} A [[hole]] cut into the wall of a mine on which [[timber]]s are rested.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pull]] with a [[jerk]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[attach]], [[tie]] or [[fasten]].
3. {{lb|en|informal}} To [[marry]] oneself to; especially to ''[[get hitched]]''.
4. {{lb|en|informal|transitive}} {{clipping of|en|hitchhike}}, to [[thumb a ride]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[entangle]]d or [[caught]]; to be [[link]]ed or [[yoke]]d; to [[unite]]; to [[cling]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move [[interruptedly]] or with [[halt]]s, [[jerk]]s, or [[step]]s; said of something obstructed or impeded.
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|UK}} To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to [[interfere]].

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