The difference between Hitch and Splice

When used as nouns, hitch means a sudden pull, whereas splice means a junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.

When used as verbs, hitch means to pull with a jerk, whereas splice means to unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.


check bellow for the other definitions of Hitch and Splice

  1. Hitch as a noun:

    A sudden pull.

  2. Hitch as a noun:

    Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.

  3. Hitch as a noun:

    A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.

    Examples:

    "His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat."

  4. Hitch as a noun (informal):

    A problem, delay or source of difficulty.

    Examples:

    "The banquet went off without a hitch.'' ("the banquet went smoothly.")"

  5. Hitch as a noun:

    A hidden or unfavorable condition or element; a catch.

    Examples:

    "The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?"

  6. Hitch as a noun:

    A period of time. Most often refers to time spent in the military.

    Examples:

    "She served two hitches in Vietnam."

    "U.S. TROOPS FACE LONGER ARMY HITCH ; SOLDIERS BOUND FOR IRAQ, ... WILL BE RETAINED"

  1. Hitch as a verb (transitive):

    To pull with a jerk.

    Examples:

    "She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt."

  2. Hitch as a verb (transitive):

    To attach, tie or fasten.

    Examples:

    "He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping."

  3. Hitch as a verb (informal):

    To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.

  4. Hitch as a verb (informal, transitive):

    contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.

    Examples:

    "to hitch a ride"

  5. Hitch as a verb (intransitive):

    To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

  6. Hitch as a verb (intransitive):

    To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.

  7. Hitch as a verb (UK):

    To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Halliwell"

  1. Splice as a noun (nautical):

    A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.

  2. Splice as a noun (electrical):

    The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.

  3. Splice as a noun (cricket):

    That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.

  4. Splice as a noun:

    Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.

  5. Splice as a noun (genetics):

    The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.

  1. Splice as a verb:

    To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

  2. Splice as a verb:

    To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.

  3. Splice as a verb (slang):

    To unite in marriage.

  4. Splice as a verb (figuratively):

    To unite as if splicing.

    Examples:

    "He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition."

  5. Splice as a verb (genetics):

    To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.

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