hitch

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. A sudden pull.
2. Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
3. A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
4. (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
5. A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
6. (slang) A period of time spent in the military.
7. A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.
8. A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.

Verb

1. To pull with a jerk.
2. To attach, tie or fasten.
3. (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
4. (informal) Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
5. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
6. To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
7. To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.

sinonimi

catch

hobble

snag

limp

tie

fasten

hindrance

trouble

problem

hook

🪝

knot

🪢

hitchhike

jerk

obstacle

thumb

stoppage

fetter

enlistment

interference

rub

kink

encumbrance

moor

obstruction

difficulty

impediment

buck

gimp

preventative

hang-up

attach

chain

knit

secure

drawback

halt

check

clasp

tour

tow

bind

trammel

join

stop

🛑

block

interruption

tug

preventive

arrest

tour of duty

conundrum

duty tour

hinderance

incumbrance

term of enlistment

stay

stick

harness

stake

hassle

matter

flourish

hiccup

hooked

hookup

hop

hurdle

impairment

imprison

inaction

inconvenience

indent

indenture

infect

infix

intricacy

issue

junction

knob

knurl

link

🔗

loop

➿

malfunction

manacle

misadventure

mischance

mischief

missing

mortgage

mount

node

nub

obtrusion

outage

pawl

peg

pin

ploy

post

pull

puzzle

quandary

reeve

restrain

rig

roll

ruse

scabrousness

scrape

seize

series

setback

severity

shackle

sign on

slipknot

squiggle

stick on

strap

system

tack

tackle

tenterhook

tether

tie the knot

tie up

toggle

thumb a lift

trail

trap

🪤

trick

trig

twist

uppercut

vibration

yoke

take in tow

thumb a ride

have fault

have trouble

prehend

coupling device

accident

addition

adhere

affix

arduousness

band

barrier

becket

belay

blunder

bog down

bond

bowline

bracket

break

breakdown

brooch

bug

🐛

challenge

claw

cleave

clue

coil

complexity

complicacy

complication

confine

confusion

conk

connect

contretemps

couple

👫

coupler

cramp

crotchet

crux

curl

curlicue

delay

disadvantage

disorder

failure

fault

fix

fixate

founder

frame

frame up

frap

friction

gaff

get married

gird

gnarl

grab

grasp

grip

gripper

handcuff

handicap

hang on

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/hɪt͡ʃ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: hicchen

In summary

Probably from Middle English hicchen, hytchen, icchen (“to move; to move as with a jerk”), of obscure origin. Lacks cognates in other languages. Compare itch, hike.