(nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip

A hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object, comprising a pair of half hitches tied in opposing directions. / Any hitch or bend which slips because it is wrongly tied.

plural of clove hitch

plural of half hitch

(knots) A knot or hitch made by passing the end of the rope once around the standing part or other rope.

A bar used to hitch a horse to a carriage. / A horizontal bar to which horses are tethered.

A category of knot tied around another rope, which allows the hitch to be moved up and down the other rope, but which remains stationary when a load is placed on it.

A simple type of hitch knot, most often used in boating, to tie a smaller line to a larger line.

Alternative spelling of hitchhike

Alternative spelling of hitchhiker