hitch

hitch
v
1. fasten, join, connect, unite, tie, bind, lash; chain, couple, link, concatenate; lace, string, tether; bolt, lock, pinion, clamp; secure, anchor, moor; attach, annex, tack, staple, affix, fix, hook, nail, pin, rivet; harness, moor, picket.
2. hike up, tug, jerk, jolt, raise with jerks.
3. falter, stagger, totter; stumble, shuffle, limp, hobble, hop.
4. hitchhike, thumb, Inf. bum a ride, get free rides.
5. catch, entangle, trip up, ensnare, snare, entrap, trap, snag, hook.
n
6. fastening, connection, attachment, joining, linking, uniting, binding, yoking; connecting, conjoining, coupling; link, tie, bond, knot, yoke; coupler, coupling, connective; joint, joiner, articulation, com-misure; clamp, clasp, latch, buckle, clip.
7. hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, op-pilation, interference; barrier, stop, stopper, block, stumbling block, barricade; curb, check, delay, halt; catch, snag, difficulty, encumbrance, handicap.
8. jerk, pull, tug, yank, jolt.
9. stagger, shuffle, limp, hobble; spasm, twitching; staggering, faltering, tottering.

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