Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Hitch
How words are described
| proper | proper close | proper hitch |
| real | real close | real hitch |
| little | little close | little hitch |
| major | major close | major hitch |
| Other adjectives: last. | ||
Common collocations
| way | close way | hitch way |
Both words in one sentence
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There is also the question of whether there is something in the room close to the window (or which can be moved close to the window) to hitch the rope to that is sturdy enough to hold your weight.
Source: Bedsheet Ladder - All species use different types of armour, save for the asari, who are close enough to human (female) shape that they can wear human armour without hitch.
Source: One Size Fits All - After they purchased the Canadian superstore Zellers in 2011/12, and some of the stores were converted to Walmarts, they spent close to a year gutting the remaining Zellers stores to resemble those of the American Targets, and the Target stores opened without a hitch in the last quarter of 2013.
Source: Shaggy Dog Story / Real Life
Cite this Source
Hitch and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/hitch
Close & Hitch. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/hitch>.
Hitch or Close. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/hitch.
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