The Clue
Make a pitch for a hitch (7 letter answer)
The Answer
PROPOSE
Tags
Notes
The answer PROPOSE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Intend
Suggest
Ask for a hand?
Pop the question
Put forward
Request a hand?
Set forth
Make a hitch pitch
Nominate; make a motion
Definition
PROPOSE as a verb:
1. (propose, suggest, advise) = make a proposal, declare a plan for something
2. (project, propose) = present for consideration
3. (aim, purpose, purport, propose) = propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
4. (nominate, propose) = put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
5. (propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question) = ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"