<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether</li><li>to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often followed by up)</li><li>to raise with jerks (usually followed by up); hike up: to hitch up one's trousers</li><li>to move or draw (something) with a jerk</li><li>to bind by marriage vows; unite in marriage; marry</li><li>to catch, as on a projection; snag</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to stick, as when caught</li><li>to fasten oneself or itself to something (often followed by on)</li><li>to move roughly or jerkily: The old buggy hitched along</li><li>to hobble or limp</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily</li><li>any of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened</li><li>Military Slang: a period of military service</li><li>an unexpected difficulty, obstacle, delay, etc.: a hitch in our plans for the picnic</li><li>a hitching movement; jerk or pull</li><li>a hitching gait; a hobble or limp</li><li>a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it</li><li>a fault having a throw less than the thickness of a coal seam being mined</li><li>a notch cut in a wall or the like to hold the end of a stull or other timber</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to harness an animal to a wagon, carriage, or the like</li></ul>