to become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.-to move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.-to hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.-to hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter.-to move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.-a catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.-the act of catching, as on a hook, etc.-a stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance.-a sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.-a knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc.-a small dislocation of a bed or vein.