Hitch

hich, v.i. to move by jerks, as if caught by a hook: to be caught by a hook: to be caught or fall into.— v.t. to hook: to catch: to fasten, tether, esp. to make fast a rope.— n. a jerk: a catch or anything that holds: an obstacle: a sudden halt: ( naut. ) a species of knot by which one rope is connected with another, or to some object—various knots are the Clove-hitch , Timber-hitch , Black wall-hitch , .— n. Hitch′er .— adv. Hitch′ily .— adj. Hitch′y .— Hitch up , to harne a horse to a vehicle. [Ety. dub.; prob. the same as itch .]