hitch
Noun
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subtypes:
- countercheck - a check that restrains another check
- logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
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is a type of: obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
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is a type of: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion - an instrumentality that connects
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is a type of: knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another objectsubtypes:
- blackwall hitch - a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook
- cat's-paw - a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
- rolling hitch - a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope
- becket bend, sheet bend, weaver's hitch, weaver's knot - a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
- timber hitch - a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch
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is a type of: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor - any structure that makes progress difficultsubtypes:
- clog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
- speed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
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is a type of: gait - a person's manner of walking
Verb
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is a type of: attach - cause to be attachedsubtypes: snag - catch on a snagsame as: catchverb group: catch - cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
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is a type of: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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is a type of: ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
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- Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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