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"; "the momentary stay
        enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop
        in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {stay}, {stop},
         {stoppage}]
     3: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {rub}, {snag}]
     4: a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
     5: a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that
        holds it
     6: any obstruction 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; "the yung
        filly bucked" [syn: {buck}, {jerk}]
     4: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: {hitchhike},
         {thumb}]
     5: connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
Source: WordNet® 2.0