hitch
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(noun) the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg |
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Synonyms: hobble, limp |
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Related Words: gait |
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(verb) to hook or entangle: "One foot caught in the stirrup" |
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Synonyms: catch |
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Related Words: attach, snag |
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Antonyms: unhitch |
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(noun) a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it |
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Related Words: Blackwall hitch, becket bend, cat's-paw, knot, rolling hitch, sheet bend, timber hitch, weaver's hitch, weaver's knot |
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(noun) connects a vehicle to the load that it pulls |
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Related Words: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion |
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(verb) travel by getting free rides from motorists |
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Synonyms: hitchhike, thumb |
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Related Words: ride |
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(noun) something that impedes or is burdensome |
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Synonyms: encumbrance, hindrance, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive |
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Related Words: clog, impediment, impedimenta, obstruction, speed bump |
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(noun) an unforeseen obstacle |
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Synonyms: hang-up, rub, snag |
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Related Words: obstacle, obstruction |
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(noun) a period of time spent in military service |
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Synonyms: duty tour, enlistment, term of enlistment, tour, tour of duty |
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Related Words: amount of time, period, period of time, time period |
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(verb) jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of horses |
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Synonyms: buck, jerk |
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Related Words: move |
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(verb) walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day." |
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Synonyms: hobble, limp |
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Related Words: walk |
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(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "he spent the entire stay in his room" |
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Synonyms: arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage |
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Related Words: deadlock, impasse, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, logjam, stalemate, standstill |
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