hitch

n 1: a period of time spent in military service [syn: {enlistment},

{term of enlistment}, {tour of duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]

2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the

negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check";

"during the halt he got some lunch"; "he spent the entire

stay in his room" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {stay},

{stop}, {stoppage}]

3: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {rub}, {snag}]

4: connects a vehicle to the load that it pulls

5: a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that

holds it

6: something that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance}, {preventive},

{preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}, {interference}]

7: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured

leg [syn: {hobble}, {limp}]

v 1: to hook or entangle: "One foot caught in the stirrup" [syn:

{catch}] [ant: {unhitch}]

2: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old

woman hobbles down to the store every day." [syn: {limp},

{hobble}]

3: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of

horses [syn: {buck}, {jerk}]

4: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: {hitchhike},

{thumb}]