Definition of hitch

• v. t. - To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
• v. t. - To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.
• v. t. - To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
• v. t. - To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter.
• v. t. - To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
• n. - A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.
• n. - The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
• n. - A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance.
• n. - A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
• n. - A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc.
• n. - A small dislocation of a bed or vein.