Hitch

, n. 1. A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.
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2. The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
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3. 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.
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4. A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
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5. (Naut.) 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.
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6. (Geol.) A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
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