hitch
hich
- n a period of time spent in military service
- n the state of inactivity following an interruption
- n an unforeseen obstacle
- n a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
- n a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
- n any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- n the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- v to hook or entangle
- v walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- v jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- v travel by getting free rides from motorists
- v connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
- Does the hitch in McVeigh's execution point to deeper FBI problems? The confessed bomber may get what he is due in the end, but he may also have met one of his goals.
- With her scarlet fingernails, Mama San pinches her plunging black V-neck sweater by the shoulder pads, hitches up her matronly bosom and smooths the sweater over her belly.
- It all came off without a hitch: the perfect crime of the century.