hitch
Temporary plan problem
Hitch captures the idea of fastening or catching on something.
You hitch a trailer to a vehicle, or hitch a horse to a post.
If you hitch a ride, you catch one from a passing vehicle.
A hitch is also an unexpected problem or snag: The plan went off without a hitch.
In the military, a hitch is a period of service.
The verb can also mean to move with jerky motions: She hitched up her skirt and stepped over the puddle.
Unforeseen complication
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- setbackReverse in progress
- glitchMinor system fault
- problemMatter requiring resolution
difficulty · catch · kink · delay · holdup · impediment · hindrance · stumbling block
Non-slip loop knot
- cloveDried flower bud spice
- timberWood for construction
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
- trucker'sOf one who drives semis
sheepshank · bight · bend · rope · lanyard · constrictor · mooring · securing
Promotional film excerpt
- towPull something behind
- couplingJoint between systems
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
pin · hookup · attachment · connector · harness · wagon · plow · drawbar
Short opposable digit
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- rideJourney atop something
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- strangerPerson not yet known
highway · backpacker · traveler · driver · sign · destination · wait · lift
Lacking firmness or rigidity
- hobbleWalk with impaired gait
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- lurchAbrupt unsteady movement
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
stagger · halt · awkward · leg · step · stumble · falter · movement
Voluntary entry into service
- serviceAid or maintenance
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
- dutyRequired moral task
- termFixed period or word
stint · deployment · reenlistment · years · army · navy · commitment · contract
snag
Unforeseen complication
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- setbackReverse in progress
- glitchMinor system fault
problem · difficulty · catch · kink · delay · holdup · impediment · hindrance · stumbling block · wrinkle
bowline
Non-slip loop knot
trucker's · sheepshank · bight · bend · rope · lanyard · constrictor · mooring · securing · loop
trailer
Promotional film excerpt
receiver · pin · hookup · attachment · connector · harness · wagon · plow · drawbar · tongue
thumb
Short opposable digit
stranger · highway · backpacker · traveler · driver · sign · destination · wait · lift · passing car
limp
Lacking firmness or rigidity
uneven · stagger · halt · awkward · leg · step · stumble · falter · movement · lameness
enlistment
Voluntary entry into service
term · stint · deployment · reenlistment · years · army · navy · commitment · contract · obligation
- challengeschallenge, difficult, hard, challenging, tough
- faultsfault, flaw, defect, imperfection, shortcoming
- RVingmotorhomes, campgrounds, RV parks, campsites, boondocking
- pulling gearwinch, pulley, block and tackle, tow rope, tow strap
- boat launchingboat ramp, slip, trailer, winch, drain plug
- tractor pullssled, drawbar, distance marker, superstock, weight transfer
hitchunhitch
Disconnect from towing
detach · unfasten · uncouple · disconnect · release
hitchsmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
advantage · opportunity · benefit · opening · clear path
hitchdischarge
Release of substance outward
separation · release · mustering out · demobilization · civilian life
- without a hitchCompletely free of complications
- get hitchedEnter into matrimony
- getting hitchedEntering matrimony
- hitch a rideSolicit free transport from strangers
- got hitchedBecame legally joined
- trailer hitchVehicle's towing attachment point
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