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
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Hitch as a noun:
A sudden pull.
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Hitch as a noun:
Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
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Hitch as a noun:
A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
Examples:
"His truck sported a heavy-duty hitch for his boat."
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Hitch as a noun (informal):
A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
Examples:
"The banquet went off without a hitch.'' ("the banquet went smoothly.")"
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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?"
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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"
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Hitch as a verb (transitive):
To pull with a jerk.
Examples:
"She hitched her jeans up and then tightened her belt."
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Hitch as a verb (transitive):
To attach, tie or fasten.
Examples:
"He hitched the bedroll to his backpack and went camping."
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Hitch as a verb (informal):
To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
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Hitch as a verb (informal, transitive):
contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
Examples:
"to hitch a ride"
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Hitch as a verb (intransitive):
To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
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Hitch as a verb (intransitive):
To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
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Hitch as a verb (UK):
To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
Examples:
"rfquotek Halliwell"
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Splice as a noun (nautical):
A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
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Splice as a noun (electrical):
The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
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Splice as a noun (cricket):
That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
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Splice as a noun:
Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
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Splice as a noun (genetics):
The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.
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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.
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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.
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Splice as a verb (slang):
To unite in marriage.
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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."
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Splice as a verb (genetics):
To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.