Answer: hitches

AnswerCrossword Clue
HITCHESThumbs a ride
HITCHESPeriods of enlistment: Military slang.
HITCHESObstacles.
HITCHESUnforeseen obstacles
hitchesmove with halts and jerks hobble
hitchesbecome joined in marriage
hitchesHITCH, to fasten (to secure (to make safe or certain))
hitchesattach (a source of motive power) to a vehicle or instrument hitch the horses to the wagon
hitchestchhike
hitchesconnect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power hitch a rake to a tractor
hitchescatch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot hitched his horse to the fence post
hitchesjoin in marriage got hitched
hitchesbecome entangled, made fast, or linked
hitchesto move by jerks or with a tug