Hitch vs. Hobble — What's the Difference?

To fasten, connect, or attach

To walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; limp.

To move or raise by pulling or jerking

To put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper but not prevent movement.

(Informal) To get (a ride) by hitchhiking

To cause to limp.

(Slang) To marry

To hamper the action or progress of; impede.

To move jerkily

A hobbling walk or gait.

To move or walk haltingly

A device, such as a rope or strap, used to hobble an animal.

(Informal) To hitchhike.

One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.

Any of various knots used to secure a line to another object such as a post or ring.

An unsteady, off-balance step.

A device used to connect one thing to another

A difficult situation; a scrape.

A short jerking motion; a tug

An odd job; a piece of casual work.

A hobble or limp

To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.

An impediment or a delay

To walk lame, or unevenly.

A term of service, especially of military service.

(figurative) To move roughly or irregularly.

(Informal) A free ride obtained along a road.

To perplex; to embarrass.

A sudden pull.

To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.

Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.

To move roughly or irregularly; - said of style in writing.

A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.

To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog.

(informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.

To perplex; to embarrass.

A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.

An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.

A period of time spent in the military.

Same as Hopple.

A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.

Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.

(transitive) To pull with a jerk.

A shackle for the ankles or feet

(transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.

The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

(informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.

Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury;

Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.

Hamper the action or progress of;

(intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

Strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison;

(intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.

To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.

To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; - said of something obstructed or impeded.

To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.

To hitchhike; - mostly used in the phrase to hitch a ride; as, he hitched his way home; he hitched a ride home.

To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter; hitch your wagon to a star.

To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.

A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.

The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.

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.

A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.

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.

A small dislocation of a bed or vein.

A period of time spent in military service

The state of inactivity following an interruption;

An unforeseen obstacle

A connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

A knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it

Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

To hook or entangle;

Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury;

Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched;

Travel by getting free rides from motorists

Connect to a vehicle: