Synonyms for hitch
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Hook — to attach, tie or fasten
hook, knot, attach, yoke, connect, screw, tie, hang, fix, couple, unite, fasten, joint, stick, clasp, jam, join, wed, link, affix, bind, inosculate
3. Thumb
Other
catch a ride informal US
Noun
1. Hindrance
hindrance, trouble, obstacle, interference, impediment, hinderance, encumbrance, obstruction, stumbling block, preventive, deterrent
4. Tour
Other
catch, put-together, glitch, jog, contretemps, mary, gremlin, pinch
Definitions
- v. 1
To attach, tie or fasten.
He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping.
- v. 2
To pull with a jerk.
She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt.
- n. 1
A sudden pull.
- n. 2
Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
Related words
Example sentences
- hook Please hang your coat on the hook behind the door.
- screw Do you tighten a screw clockwise or anticlockwise?
- knot The famous Gordian Knot was cut with a sword blow.
- fasten If you turn around, I'll fasten your dress for you.
By length
- 3 letters
- fix1, tie1, jam1, rub1, wed1, jog1
- 4 letters
- stop1, stay1, join1, link1, tour1, mary2, hang1, hook1, jerk1, buck1, halt1, bind1, knot1, limp1
- 5 letters
- check1, catch1, stick1, joint1, screw1, thumb1, unite2, pinch1, clasp1, affix2
- 6 letters
- couple2, arrest2, attach2, glitch1, fasten2, hobble2
- 7 letters
- trouble2, connect2, gremlin2
- 8 letters
- obstacle3, stoppage2
- 9 letters
- deterrent3, hindrance2
- 10 letters
- preventive3, impediment4, enlistment3, hinderance, inosculate
- 11 letters
- obstruction3, encumbrance, contretemps3
- 12 letters
- interference4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mary2 = 2 syllables).