hitch
1. a period of time spent in military service (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
enlistment, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour
• Derivationally related forms:
enlist (for: enlistment)
• Hypernyms:
time period, period of time, period
2. 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
• Syn:
arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage
• Derivationally related forms:
stop (for: stoppage), stop (for: stop), halt (for: halt), check (for: check)
• Hypernyms:
inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
• Hyponyms:
countercheck, logjam
3. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
• Syn:
hindrance, hinderance, preventive, preventative, encumbrance,
incumbrance, interference
• Derivationally related forms:
preventive (for: preventive), hinder (for: hindrance)
• Hypernyms:
obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
• Hyponyms:
clog, speed bump
4. an unforeseen obstacle
• Syn:
hang-up, rub, snag
• Hypernyms:
obstacle, obstruction
5. a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
• Hypernyms:
connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
6. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it;
a temporary knot
• Hypernyms:
knot
• Hyponyms:
Blackwall hitch, cat's-paw, rolling hitch, sheet bend, becket bend,
weaver's knot, weaver's hitch, timber hitch
7. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
• Syn:
hobble, limp
• Derivationally related forms:
limp (for: limp), hobble (for: hobble)
• Hypernyms:
gait
1. to hook or entangle (Freq. 2)
- One foot caught in the stirrup
• Syn:
catch
• Ant:
unhitch
• Derivationally related forms:
catch (for: catch)
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Hyponyms:
snag
• Verb Group:
catch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched (Freq. 1)
- the yung filly bucked
• Syn:
buck, jerk
• Derivationally related forms:
jerk (for: jerk), buck (for: buck)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury (Freq. 1)
- The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
• Syn:
limp, gimp, hobble
• Derivationally related forms:
hobble (for: hobble), hobbler (for: hobble), gimp (for: gimp), limp (for: limp), limper (for: limp)
• Hypernyms:
walk
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
4. travel by getting free rides from motorists
• Syn:
hitchhike, thumb
• Derivationally related forms:
hitchhiker (for: hitchhike)
• Hypernyms:
ride
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
5. connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
• Hypernyms:
connect, link, tie, link up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
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