Definition of: hitch

(hich) noun
1. A stop or sudden halt; obstruction; hence, an obstacle to an enterprise.
2. The act of catching or fastening, as by a rope, hook, etc.; also a connection so made.
3. Naut. Any of various knots made with rope, rigging, etc.
4. A quick or sudden push or pull; a jerk.
5. A limp; halt; hobble.
6. U.S. Colloq. A period of enlistment in military service, especially in the U.S. Navy.
—v.t.
1. To fasten or tie, especially temporarily, with a knot, rope, strap, etc.
2. To harness to a vehicle: often with up: to hitch a horse to a buggy.
3. To move or shift with a jerk or jerks: He hitched himself around in his chair.
4. To marry: often with up.
5. U.S. Slang To obtain (a ride) by hitchhiking.
—v.i.
6. To move with jerks: to hitch forward.
7. To become caught or entangled.
8. To strike the feet together, as in trotting: said of horses.
9. U.S. Colloq. To get on together; agree: He and I don't hitch.
10. U.S. Slang To travel by hitchhiking. [ME hicchen; origin uncertain]
HITCHES
A. Half hitch. B. Clove hitch. C. Rolling hitch.