Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppagethe 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” (n)hitcha connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls (n)hitcha knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot (n)hitch, hobble, limpthe uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg Verbs
(v)hitch, catchto hook or entangle“One foot caught in the stirrup” (v)limp, gimp, hobble, hitchwalk impeded by some physical limitation or injury“The old woman hobbles down to the store every day” (v)buck, jerk, hitchjump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched“the young filly bucked” (v)hitchconnect to a vehicle: