hitches 1 of 2

plural of hitch
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as in snags
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized there are always a few hitches when you launch a system as complex as this one

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as in terms
a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position signed on for a three-year hitch in the army

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hitches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hitch
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as in bums
to travel by securing free rides her brother hitched across the country after he graduated from college

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Recent Examples of hitches
Noun
My connection often improved a few minutes later, but those drops could result in stuttering in games, hitches in streaming, and slow file downloads. PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitches
Noun
  • Crews remain committed to the Garden Fire, which is burning in an area of snags on very steep terrain.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • It's pumiced enough to have no snags, no irks.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Greengrass approached the portrayal of PG&E corporation and its negligence on similar terms.
    Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • That instinct proved to be a good one, as the first Deadpool film earned over $780 million globally and spawned two additional sequels, 2018's Deadpool 2 (which earned $785 million worldwide) and 2014's Deadpool & Wolverine, which nearly doubled both films' hauls in terms of global ticket sales.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The first is a ground plate, weighing 110 pounds, that connects to the home’s electrical grid and is installed in a garage or driveway.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Norton’s standard plan secures just five devices, which is an easy limit to hit.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Booking flights a month or two ahead often secures the best rates, but staying flexible — shifting your trip by even a week — can make the difference between battling crowds and having the place to yourself.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One major concern experts have flagged is liquidity risks in private asset funds.
    Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But being cautious doesn’t mean ignoring the risks.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Guards such as Banham, Van Lith and Kia Nurse have been out of position and out of their depth during emergency stints at point guard.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Gachon has been operating 02 Fakarava on the atoll for a decade while also serving stints as the president of the French Polynesian Union of Diving Centers.
    Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thing rebels against his master and yanks out his clockwork heart.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • After deciding to take his family to a tourist town for some fun in the sun, a minor encounter with local bullies yanks the family into the crosshairs of an unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss (Sharon Stone), who is determined to derail his relaxation.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After all, if an attacker hijacks the agent’s credentials or manipulates its input data, the agent could take harmful actions faster and more persistently than any human user.
    Michael DeCesare, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • In their new action-comedy movie The Pickup, Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson play armored truck drivers who are reluctantly pulled into a casino heist when a burglar (Keke Palmer) hijacks their vehicle.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Hitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitches. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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