What is the Latin word for hitch?

The usual Latin words for “hitch” are prōrēpō, claudicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hitch” in Latin

prōrēpōto creep forth, crawl out, come out claudicōto limp, halt, be lame; to halt, waver; be wanting, incomplete, defective

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hitch v.

TRANS., To catch by a hook; [Vid: To HOOK].

INTRANS., To hitch along (= hobble on), prorepere (to creep forth or forward; Hor., Col., Suet., Plin.; not Cic.): claudicare (to limp; PROP. and IMPROP.): “to hitch in rhyme” (Pope), *versu claudicare (claudicare, of lame compositions, both Cic. and Quint.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for hitch?: The usual Latin words for “hitch” are prōrēpō, claudicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.