half hitch

Definition of Half Hitch in English :

1. half hitch

a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Half Hitch

noun

a knot made by passing the end of a piece of rope around itself and through the loop thus made

a knot made by passing the end of a rope around the rope and then through the loop thus made

n.

A knot or hitch made by looping a rope or strap around an object and then back around itself, bringing the end of the rope through the loop.