hitch vs period

period vs hitch

hitch and period both are nouns.

hitch is a verb but period is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hitch	Yes	No	Yes	No
period	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, period is a hypernym of hitch; that is, period is a word with a broader meaning than hitch:

hitch: a period of time spent in military service
period: an amount of time

Other hypernyms of hitch include period of time, time period.

hitch (noun)	period (noun)
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg	a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls	an amount of time
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome	the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
an unforeseen obstacle	a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
the state of inactivity following an interruption	the end or completion of something
a period of time spent in military service	(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games

hitch (verb)	period (verb)
to hook or entangle
connect to a vehicle:
travel by getting free rides from motorists
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

Difference between hitch and period

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