to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether

Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.

to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up ).

to raise with jerks (usually fol. by up ); hike up

to hitch up one's trousers.

to move or draw (something) with a jerk.

Slang . to bind by marriage vows; unite in marriage; marry

They got hitched in '79.

to catch, as on a projection; snag

He hitched his jeans on a nail and tore them.

to stick, as when caught.

to fasten oneself or itself to something (often fol. by on ).

to move roughly or jerkily

The old buggy hitched along.

to hobble or limp.

the act or fact of fastening, as to something, esp. temporarily.

any of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened. Compare bend 1 ( def. 17 ) .

Military Slang . a period of military service

a three-year hitch in the Navy.

an unexpected difficulty, obstacle, delay, etc.

a hitch in our plans for the picnic.

a hitching movement; jerk or pull.

a hitching gait; a hobble or limp.

a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it.

Mining .

a fault having a throw less than the thickness of a coal seam being mined.

a notch cut in a wall or the like to hold the end of a stull or other timber. ?

hitch up, to harness an animal to a wagon, carriage, or the like.

noun

advantage , benefit , chance , opening , opportunity

verb

disjoin , unchain , unfasten , unhitch , unlock

noun

block , bug * , catch , check , delay , discontinuance , drawback , glitch * , hang-up , hindrance , hold-up , impediment , interruption , joker , mishap , snafu * , snag , stoppage , stumbling block , tangle , trouble , stretch , tour , bout , go , inning , shift , spell , stint , time , trick , watch

verb

attach , chain , connect , couple , harness , hook , lash , make fast , moor , strap , tether , tie , unite , yoke , halt , hobble , espouse , mate , wed , agree , catch , complication , difficulty , drawback , fasten , glitch , haul , hindrance , impediment , join , marry , noose , obstacle , problem , pull , snag , thumb , tug