The Clue
Pop the question (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?
Put forward
Request a hand?
Set forth
Make a hitch pitch
Make a pitch for a hitch
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"