Hitch and Pull

Hitch

Hitch verb - To move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion.

Usage example: kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist

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Pull and hitch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead the word "Hitch" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: hitched, hitching

Pull noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.

Usage example: I gave the door such a pull that when it suddenly opened, I nearly fell backwards

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Hitch and pull are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hitch" instead the word "Pull" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

proper	proper hitch	proper pull
single	single hitch	single pull
real	real hitch	real pull
little	little hitch	little pull
Other adjectives: tiny, slight, major, slightest.

people	hitch people	pull people
train	hitch train	pull train

The plan goes off almost without a hitch and the only significant unforeseen event actually makes the plan easier to pull off.

Source: Literature / Mr. Monster
Hutch can pull off the most embarrassing undercover roles without a hitch or a stammer, but put him in front of an audience in his own identity and he freezes up.

Source: Performance Anxiety
The railroad men hitch more than one hundred horses to yokes to pull a huge locomotive to the top of a grade in winter, motivating them with crops and whips.

Source: Bad People Abuse Animals

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