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(<i>v. t.</i>) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.<p>2. (<i>v. t.</i>) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.<p>3. (<i>v. t.</i>) To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.<p>4. (<i>v. t.</i>) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter.<p>5. (<i>v. t.</i>) To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.<p>6. (<i>n.</i>) A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.<p>7. (<i>n.</i>) The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.<p>8. (<i>n.</i>) A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance.<p>9. (<i>n.</i>) A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.<p>10. (<i>n.</i>) A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc.<p>11. 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