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hitch
English
Etymology
Probably from Middle English hicchen, hytchen, icchen (“to move; to move as with a jerk”), of obscure origin. Lacks cognates in other languages. Compare itch, hike.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h?t?/
- Rhymes: -?t?
Noun
hitch (plural hitches)
- A sudden pull.
- Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
- A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
- (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
- A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
- Synonym: catch
- (military, slang) A period of time spent in the military.
- 2004, June 3, Stephen J. Hedges & Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune; Orlando Sentinel; page pg. A.1
- U.S. TROOPS FACE LONGER ARMY HITCH; SOLDIERS BOUND FOR IRAQ, ... WILL BE RETAINED
- 2004, June 3, Stephen J. Hedges & Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune; Orlando Sentinel; page pg. A.1
Hyponyms
- Magnus hitch
- midshipman's hitch
- rigger's hitch
- rolling hitch
- taut-line hitch
- tent-line hitch
Translations
Verb
hitch (third-person singular simple present hitches, present participle hitching, simple past and past participle hitched)
- (transitive) To pull with a jerk.
- (transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.
- Synonyms: affix, join, put together; see also Thesaurus:join
- (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
- Synonyms: splice, wed; see also Thesaurus:marry
- (informal, transitive) Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
- (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
- atoms […] which at length hitched together
- (intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
- To ease themselves […] by hitching into another place.
- (Britain) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Translations
Derived terms
- hitch one's wagon to a star
- unhitch
- unhitched
Further reading
- hitch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- List of hitch knots on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
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loop
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lu?p/
- Rhymes: -u?p
- Homophone: loupe
Etymology 1
From Middle English loupe (“noose, loop”), earlier lowp-knot (“loop-knot”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse hlaup (“a run", literally, "a leap”), used in the sense of a "running knot", from hlaupa (“to leap”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupan?. Compare Swedish löp-knut (“loop-knot”), Danish løb-knude (“a running knot”), Danish løb (“a course”). More at leap.
Noun
loop (plural loops)
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- The opening so formed.
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- Arches, loops, and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints.
- A ring road or beltway.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- (programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- (graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
- (topology) A path that starts and ends at the same point.
- (transport) A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
- (rail transport) A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop.
- (algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
- An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
- A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
- Alternative form of loup (mass of iron).
- (biochemistry) A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
Hypernyms
- control structure
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- loophole
- loop line, loopline
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From the noun.
Verb
loop (third-person singular simple present loops, present participle looping, simple past and past participle looped)
- (transitive) To form something into a loop.
- (transitive) To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
- (transitive) To fly an aircraft in a loop.
- (transitive) To move something in a loop.
- (transitive) To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
- (transitive) To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
- (transitive) To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
- (intransitive) To form a loop.
- (intransitive) To move in a loop.
- The program loops until the user presses a key.
- To place in a loop.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- loop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
See also
- Appendix:Parts of the knot
Anagrams
- OOPL, Polo, Pool, polo, pool
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??p/
Etymology 1
From Dutch lopen, from Middle Dutch lôpen, from Old Dutch l?pan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupan? (“to run”).
Verb
loop (present loop, present participle lopende, past participle geloop)
- (intransitive) to walk
Alternative forms
- loep (Western Cape)
Etymology 2
From Dutch loop, from Middle Dutch lôop, from Old Dutch *l?p.
Noun
loop (plural lope, diminutive lopie)
- walking, gait
- (of events) course
- (of guns) barrel
- (informal) business end (of a rifle, etc.)
- (music, usually in diminutive) run: a rapid passage in music, especially along a scale
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo?p/
- Hyphenation: loop
- Rhymes: -o?p
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lôop, from Old Dutch *l?p.
Noun
loop m (plural lopen, diminutive loopje n)
- course, duration
- a river course
- course of a projectile
- barrel (of a firearm)
Derived terms
Related terms
- lopen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: loop
- ? Indonesian: lop
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
loop
- first-person singular present indicative of lopen
- imperative of lopen
Anagrams
- Pool, pool
Portuguese
Noun
loop m (plural loops)
- (computing) loop (repeating sequence of instructions)
- loop (aircraft manoeuvre)
Synonyms
- (programmed sequence of instructions): ciclo, laço
- (aircraft manoeuvre): looping
Derived terms
- in loop
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