1.  hitch(n = noun.time) duty tour, enlistment, term of enlistment, tour, tour of duty - a period of time spent in military service;

2.  hitch(n = noun.state) arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"; "held them in check"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "the negotiations were in arrest"

3.  hitch(n = noun.cognition) hang-up, rub, snag - an unforeseen obstacle;

4.  hitch(n = noun.artifact) - a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls;
Derived form verb hitch₅

5.  hitch(n = noun.artifact) - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot;

6.  hitch(n = noun.artifact) encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome;

7.  hitch(n = noun.act) hobble, limp - the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg;
Derived form verb hitch₂

1.  hitch(v = verb.contact) catch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
Antonym: unhitch
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something PP

2.  hitch(v = verb.motion) gimp, hobble, limp - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
Derived form noun hitch₇
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

3.  hitch(v = verb.motion) buck, jerk - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Something ----s