3. 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.
4. A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his
trousers a hitch.
5. (Naut.) 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.