Hitch vs. Hobble — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Hitch and Hobble
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Hitch
To fasten, connect, or attach
Hitched the horses to the sleigh.
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Hobble
To walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; limp.
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Hitch
To move or raise by pulling or jerking
Hitch up one's pants.
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Hobble
To put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper but not prevent movement.
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Hitch
(Informal) To get (a ride) by hitchhiking
Hitched a ride to the rally.
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Hobble
To cause to limp.
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Hitch
(Slang) To marry
They got hitched last month.
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Hobble
To hamper the action or progress of; impede.
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Hitch
To move jerkily
"She hitched forward to make room for me on the seat" (Paul Theroux).
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Hobble
A hobbling walk or gait.
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Hitch
To move or walk haltingly
He hitched along on his painful ankle.
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Hobble
A device, such as a rope or strap, used to hobble an animal.
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Hitch
(Informal) To hitchhike.
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Hobble
One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
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Hitch
Any of various knots used to secure a line to another object such as a post or ring.
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Hobble
An unsteady, off-balance step.
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Hitch
A device used to connect one thing to another
A trailer hitch.
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Hobble
A difficult situation; a scrape.
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Hitch
A short jerking motion; a tug
Answered with a hitch of her head.
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Hobble
An odd job; a piece of casual work.
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Hitch
A hobble or limp
A hitch in his step.
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Hobble
To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
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Hitch
An impediment or a delay
A hitch in our plans.
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Hobble
To walk lame, or unevenly.
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Hitch
A term of service, especially of military service.
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Hobble
(figurative) To move roughly or irregularly.
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Hitch
(Informal) A free ride obtained along a road.
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Hobble
To perplex; to embarrass.
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Hitch
A sudden pull.
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Hobble
To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.
The friar was hobbling the same way too.
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Hitch
Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
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Hobble
To move roughly or irregularly; - said of style in writing.
The hobbling versification, the mean diction.
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Hitch
A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat.
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Hobble
To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog.
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Hitch
(informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
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Hobble
To perplex; to embarrass.
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Hitch
A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?
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Hobble
An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.
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Hitch
A period of time spent in the military.
She served two hitches in Vietnam.
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Hobble
Same as Hopple.
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Hitch
A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.
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Hobble
Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.
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Hitch
(transitive) To pull with a jerk.
She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt.
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Hobble
A shackle for the ankles or feet
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Hitch
(transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.
He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping.
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Hobble
The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
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Hitch
(informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
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Hobble
Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury;
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
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Hitch
Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
To hitch a ride
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Hobble
Hamper the action or progress of;
The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean
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Hitch
(intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
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Hobble
Strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison;
Hobble race horses
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Hitch
(intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
Frank’s breath hitched in his throat when he saw the knife being pointed at him.
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Hitch
To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
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Hitch
To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
Atoms . . . which at length hitched together.
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Hitch
To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; - said of something obstructed or impeded.
Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme.
To ease themselves . . . by hitching into another place.
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Hitch
To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
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Hitch
To hitchhike; - mostly used in the phrase to hitch a ride; as, he hitched his way home; he hitched a ride home.
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Hitch
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.
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Hitch
To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
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Hitch
A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.
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Hitch
The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.
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Hitch
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.
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Hitch
A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.
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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.
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Hitch
A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
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Hitch
A period of time spent in military service
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Hitch
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
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Hitch
An unforeseen obstacle
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Hitch
A connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
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Hitch
A knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
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Hitch
Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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Hitch
The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
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Hitch
To hook or entangle;
One foot caught in the stirrup
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Hitch
Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury;
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
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Hitch
Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched;
The yung filly bucked
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Hitch
Travel by getting free rides from motorists
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Hitch
Connect to a vehicle:
Hitch the trailer to the car
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