Hitch (hĭch), v. t. [Cf. Scot. hitch a motion by a jerk, and hatch, hotch, to move by jerks, also Prov. G. hiksen, G. hinken, to limp, hobble; or E. hiccough; or possibly akin to E. hook.] 1. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
Atoms... which at length hitched together. South.
2. To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; — said of something obstructed or impeded.
Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme. Pope.
To ease themselves... by hitching into another place. Fuller.
3. To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere. Halliwell.