hitch
Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.Knots and Splices by Cyrus L Day, Adlard Coles Nautical, 2001
Other meanings
A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
“His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.”
A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
“The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?”
Related words
- barrel hitch
- adjustable hitch
- hitchless
- hitchrack
- hitchrail
- hitchy
- anchor hitch
- axle hitch
- Bachmann hitch
- becket hitch
- Blackwall hitch
- buntline hitch
Word history
From Middle English "hicchen".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hitch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.