hitch

Noun

• the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

• a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot

• a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

• an unforeseen obstacle

• 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
    

• a period of time spent in military service

Verb

• connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"

• travel by getting free rides from motorists

• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
  • the yung filly bucked
    

• walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
  • The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
    

• to hook or entangle
  • One foot caught in the stirrup
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hobble , limp , hindrance , hinderance , preventive , preventative , encumbrance , incumbrance , interference , hang-up , rub , snag , arrest , check , halt , stay , stop , stoppage , enlistment , term of enlistment , tour of duty , duty tour , tour , hitchhike , thumb , buck , jerk , gimp , catch