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hitch
verb(hitch)
to move by jerks or with a tug
hitch
verb(hitch)
to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot
hitch
verb(hitch)
to connect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power
hitch
noun(hitch)
limp
hitch
noun(hitch)
a sudden movement or pull : jerk
hitch
noun(hitch)
a sudden halt : stoppage
hitch
verb(hitch)
to hitch a draft animal or team to a vehicle
hitch
idiom(hitch)
to get a ride in a passing vehicle
hitch
idiom(hitch)
to get a ride in a passing vehicle
hitch
idiom(hitch)
to rely on (someone or something) for success
hitch
noun(hitch)
a hitch knot for securing a rope to a hook
hitch
noun(hitch)
a knot securing a rope temporarily to an object (such as a post or spar) and consisting of a turn around the object, over the standing part, around the object again, and under the last turn
hitch
noun(hitch)
a simple knot tied by passing the end of a line around an object, across the main part of the line, and then through the resulting loop
hitch
noun(hitch)
a hitch knot for fastening a line to a spar or to the standing part of another line that will not slip when the pull is parallel to the spar or line

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