friction hitch

noun

A category of knot tied around another rope, which allows the hitch to be moved up and down the other rope, but which remains stationary when a load is placed on it.

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Meanings

nounfriction hitch (plural friction hitches)

plural friction hitches

  1. A category of knot tied around another rope, which allows the hitch to be moved up and down the other rope, but which remains stationary when a load is placed on it.
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friction hitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friction%20hitch

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “friction hitch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friction%20hitch.

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