move (something) into a different position with a jerk

she hitched up her skirt and ran

travel by hitchhiking

they hitched to Birmingham

fasten or tether

he returned to where he had hitched his horse

a temporary difficulty or problem

everything went without a hitch

a knot of a particular kind, typically one used for fastening a rope to something else

an act of hitchhiking

a long walk and a hitch back to Capel Curig

a period of service

his 12-year hitch in the navy