clove hitch noun

A kind of hitch knot, used to connect a rope to another rope of greater thickness or to secure a rope to a post, etc

cloveˈ-hook noun

A sister-hook

hitch /hich/

1. To move jerkily
2. To hobble or limp
3. To catch on an obstacle
4. To connect with a moving vehicle so as to be towed (orig N American)
5. To travel by getting lifts, to hitch-hike

1. To jerk
2. To hook
3. To catch
4. To fasten
5. To tether
6. To harness to a vehicle
7. To make fast
8. To throw into place
9. To bring in (to verse, a story, etc), esp with obvious straining or effort
10. To obtain (a lift) in a passing vehicle

1. A jerk
2. A limp or hobble
3. A catch or anything that holds
4. A stoppage owing to a small or passing difficulty
5. A type of knot by which one rope is connected with another, or to some object (nautical)
6. A means of connecting a thing to be dragged
7. A mode or act of harnessing a horse or horses, a team, or a vehicle with horses (US)
8. A lift in a vehicle
9. A slight fault or displacement in a bed of sedimentary rock (mining)
10. A recess cut in rock to support a timber (mining)
11. A term of service or imprisonment (N American informal)

hitchˈer noun

hitchˈily adverb

hitchˈy adjective

hitchˈ-hike intransitive verb

To hike with the help of lifts in vehicles (also noun)

hitchˈ-hiker noun

hitchˈ-hiking noun

hitching post noun

A post, etc to which a horse's reins can be tied

hitch kick noun

A technique in long jumping in which the legs are moved as if running while in the air (see also hitch and kick below)

clove hitch

A type of knot by which a rope is attached to a pole, spar or rope thicker than itself

get hitched (slang)

To get married

hitch and kick

A technique in high jumping whereby the athlete springs from, kicks with, and lands on the same foot

hitch up

1. To harness a horse to a vehicle
2. To jerk up
3. To marry (slang)

timber hitch

A knot for tying a rope round a log, etc for hauling