hitch Antonyms
Strongest:
- separate
- disconnect
- unhitch
- unhitch
- disunite
- uncouple
- separate
- detach
- divide
- split
- disunite
- uncouple
- disconnect
- split
- divide
- detach
Strong:
- unlink
- dissever
- cleave
- cleave
- rupture
- unchain
- part
- unyoke
- dissever
- unlink
- unyoke
- disengage
- unchain
- disjoint
- disengage
- sever
- disjoint
- disjoin
- sever
- part
- rupture
- disjoin
Weak:
Meaning of hitch
hitch (n)
a period of time spent in military service
the state of inactivity following an interruption
an unforeseen obstacle
a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
hitch (v)
to hook or entangle
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
travel by getting free rides from motorists
connect to a vehicle:
hitch (v. t.)
To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.
To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
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.
To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
hitch (n.)
A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.
The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
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.
A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
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.
A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
hitch Sentence Examples
- The hiker stumbled upon a hitch in the trail, hindering their progress.
- The car developed a sudden hitch, causing it to lurch and stall.
- The couple hitched a ride with a passing motorist to get to the airport.
- The plan had a minor hitch when a key document went missing.
- The experiment encountered a hitch when the equipment malfunctioned.
- The groom had a slight hitch in his speech during his wedding vows.
- The politician's speech was marked by a few hitches due to technical difficulties.
- The horse and rider faced a hitch during the jumping competition.
- The boat had a hitch in its rigging, preventing it from setting sail.
- The negotiation process hitched up due to disagreements over a single clause.
FAQs About the word hitch
a period of time spent in military service, the state of inactivity following an interruption, an unforeseen obstacle, a connection between a vehicle and the lo
risk, catch,snag, kicker, booby trap, land mine, hazard, web, joker, gimmick
separate, disconnect, unhitch, unhitch, disunite, uncouple, separate, detach, divide, split
The hiker stumbled upon a hitch in the trail, hindering their progress.
The car developed a sudden hitch, causing it to lurch and stall.
The couple hitched a ride with a passing motorist to get to the airport.
The plan had a minor hitch when a key document went missing.
