[{"word":"hitches","phonetic":"/ˈhɪtʃɪz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈhɪtʃɪz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A sudden pull.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat."},{"definition":"A problem, delay or source of difficulty.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The banquet went off without a hitch"},{"definition":"A hidden or unfavorable condition or element; a catch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?"},{"definition":"A period of time spent in the military.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She served two hitches in Vietnam."}],"synonyms":["catch"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To pull with a jerk.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt."},{"definition":"To attach, tie or fasten.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping."},{"definition":"To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to hitch a ride"},{"definition":"To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["affix","join","put together","splice","wed"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hitch","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hitches"]}]