hitch
verb
[ hɪtʃ ]
• move (something) into a different position with a jerk.
• "she hitched up her skirt and ran"
• travel by hitch-hiking.
• "they hitched to Birmingham"
• fasten or tether.
• "he returned to where he had hitched his horse"
hitch
noun
• a temporary difficulty or problem.
• "everything went without a hitch"
Similar:
problem,
difficulty,
issue,
snag,
setback,
catch,
hindrance,
obstacle,
obstruction,
complication,
impediment,
barrier,
stumbling block,
block,
trouble,
hold-up,
interruption,
delay,
check,
stoppage,
headache,
glitch,
hiccup,
spanner in the works,
monkey wrench in the works,
• a knot of a particular kind, typically one used for fastening a rope to something else.
• an act of hitch-hiking.
• "a long walk and a hitch back to Capel Curig"
• a period of service.
• "his 12-year hitch in the navy"
Origin:
Middle English (in hitch (sense 1 of the verb)): of unknown origin.
