Half hitch

Half hitch

Knot-details



name=Half hitch
caption=A half hitch made on the standing part. This knot, as a whole, is an Overhand knot.
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type=hitch
strength=
origin=Ancient
related=Two half-hitches, Clove hitch, Munter hitch, single hitch
releasing=Non-jamming
uses=As part of other knots
caveat=
The half hitch is a simple knot. If tied by itself, it slips very easily and cannot hold anything. However, it occurs as a component in many more complicated knots.

A half hitch can be used together with a timber hitch to drag a log or other large object. The timber hitch connects the end of the rope to one end of the log, and the half hitch binds the standing part of the rope to the opposite end.


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  • Half hitch — Half Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • half hitch — half′ hitch′ n. navig. a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight. • Etymology: 1760–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • half hitch — ► NOUN ▪ a knot formed by passing the end of a rope round its standing part and then through the loop …   English terms dictionary

  • half hitch — n. a knot made by passing the end of a rope around the rope and then through the loop thus made: see KNOT1 …   English World dictionary

  • half hitch — noun a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double • Hypernyms: ↑knot * * * noun : a knot usually tied double and used for temporarily securing a rope to an object by making a turn around the object, around the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • half hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight. See illus. under knot. [1760 70] * * * …   Universalium

  • half hitch — noun A knot or hitch made by passing the end of the rope once around the standing part or other rope …   Wiktionary

  • half-hitch — /ˈhaf hɪtʃ/ (say hahf hich) noun a hitch formed by passing the end of a rope round its standing part and bringing it up through the bight …  

  • half hitch — noun Date: 1769 a simple knot tied by passing the end of a line around an object, across the main part of the line, and then through the resulting loop see knot illustration …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • half hitch — noun a knot formed by passing the end of a rope round its standing part and then through the loop …   English new terms dictionary

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