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hitch

n. a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

hitch

n. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it

hitch, hobble, limp

n. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

rub, hitch, hang-up, snag

n. an unforeseen obstacle

hitch, interference, hindrance, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance

n. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, halt, stoppage

n. 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"

hitch, tour, enlistment, term of enlistment, duty tour, tour of duty

n. a period of time spent in military service

up

v. raise; "up the ante"

catch, hitch

v. to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

hitch, hitchhike

v. travel by getting free rides from motorists

jerk, hitch, buck

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

up, upward, upwards

adv. spatially, temporally, or metaphorically up :"Look up!" "Let's move the date up"; "The music surged up"

up

adj. used up; "time is up"

up

adj. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"

up

adj. open; "the windows are up"

up

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

up, improving

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

up, astir, out of bed

adj. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

up, upbound, upward

adj. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

catch

n. a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

closure, block, stop, occlusion, blockage, stoppage

n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

hindrance, handicap, drawback

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

rub, hitch, hang-up, snag

n. an unforeseen obstacle

difficulty

n. a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"

trouble, problem

n. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

complication, tangle, snarl

n. something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"

catch

n. a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

closure, block, stop, occlusion, blockage, stoppage

n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

hindrance, handicap, drawback

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

hitch

n. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it

hindrance, handicap, drawback

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

weight

n. an artifact that is heavy

loading, load, burden

n. weight to be borne or conveyed

cessation, surcease

n. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

deferral, postponement, deferment

n. act of putting off to a future time

hold, custody, detention

n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

respite, reprieve

n. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

break, suspension, interruption, pause, intermission

n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

check

n. obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

blocking, block, interference

n. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

intrusion, encroachment, trespass, violation

n. entry to another's property without right or permission

hook, fasten with a hook

v. fasten with a hook

latch

v. fasten with a latch; "latch the door"

deposit, stick, wedge, lodge

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

trap, trammel, snare, entrap, ensnare

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

yoke, become joined

v. become joined or linked together

leash, rope, fasten with a rope

v. fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"

vault, overleap, jump across, leap over

v. jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

hike up, hitch up, pull up sharply

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

tug

v. move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"

jerk, yank

v. pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

tug, lug, tote, lug along, tote along

v. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

drag, draw, shlep, pull along

v. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

drag, haul, cart

v. draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

heave, heft, heave up, heft up

v. lift or elevate

tow, drag behind

v. drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

running, working, operative, functional

adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

ascending

adj. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

high

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

insomniac, sleepless, wakeful

adj. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

unsleeping, wide-awake

adj. fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"

waking

adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"

uphill, acclivitous, upward-sloping

adj. sloping upward

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

adj. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

assurgent

adj. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

assurgent

adj. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"

climbing, scandent

adj. used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

soaring

adj. "a soaring eagle"

unhitch

v. unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch

unbrace, untie, undo the ties of

v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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