Main entry: hobble, hitch, limp
Definition: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
Main entry: hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, encumbrance, preventative, preventive
Definition: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Main entry: hitch
Definition: a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
Main entry: hitch
Definition: a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
Main entry: snag, rub, hang-up, hitch
Definition: an unforeseen obstacle
Main entry: arrest, stop, stoppage, check, halt, hitch, stay
Definition: the state of inactivity following an interruption
Usage: 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
Main entry: hitch, duty tour, enlistment, term of enlistment, tour, tour of duty
Definition: a period of time spent in military service
Definition: to hook or entangle
Usage: One foot caught in the stirrup
Main entry: hitch
Definition: connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
Definition: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
Usage: the yung filly bucked
Main entry: hobble, gimp, hitch, limp
Definition: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
Usage: The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
Main entry: thumb, hitch, hitchhike
Definition: travel by getting free rides from motorists