• the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
• a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
• a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
• an unforeseen obstacle
• the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
• a period of time spent in military service
• to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
• connect to a vehicle: "Hitch the trailer to the car"
• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
• walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
• travel by getting free rides from motorists

'Hitch' in other languages