hitch

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. hindrance, knot, obstruction, obstacle, inconvenience, impediment; interruption, pause, stop; tug, jerk, pull; limp, hobble; accident, mischance. See difficulty. —v. hobble, shuffle, limp; tie, knot, fasten, yoke; attach. See junction.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A knot]

Syn. loop, noose, yoke; see knot 1 , tie 1 .

2. [A difficulty]

Syn. block, obstacle, tangle, glitch; see catch 4 , difficulty 1 , impediment 1 .

v.

1. [To harness]

Syn. yoke, tie up, strap, couple, lash, moor, chain, hook; see also fasten 1 , join 1 .

2. [To move with a jerk]

Syn. hobble, waggle, hop; see limp , reel , totter 2 , wobble .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

problem, snag, impediment, hindrance, stumbling block, *snafu, catch, difficulty, *glitch, bug, complication.

II

v.

join, connect, fasten, link, bind, attach, harness, couple, yoke, unite.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To walk in a lame way: halt2, hobble, limp. See MOVE. 2. Slang. To join or be joined in marriage: espouse, marry, mate, wed. Idiom: tie the knot. See MARRIAGE. II noun 1. A term of service, as in the military or in prison: stretch, time, tour. See TIME. 2. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity: bout, go, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell3, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch. See TIME.