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sell-out: After opening in the West End the musical became a
hit on Broadway. 12 kick, jolt, thrill, Slang charge, US rush,
bang: Give me a hit off that reefer.
hitch v. 1 connect, couple, fasten, attach, join, harness, tie,
unite, hook (up), link, fix: When I arrived, she was hitching
the horses to the wagon. 2 Often, hitch up. raise, pull up,
hike (up), tug (up), hoist, yank, jerk, Brit hoick: He hitched
up his trousers, tucked in his shirt, and tightened his belt. 3
hitchhike, thumb a lift or ride, Colloq US bum a ride: I had no
money and no car, so I hitched here from Newcastle.
--n. 4 snag, catch, difficulty, trouble, problem, mishap,
handicap, entanglement, interference, impediment, hindrance,
obstruction, obstacle: The entire plan went off without any
hitch.
8.4 hoard...
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hoard n. 1 supply, stock, store, stockpile, reserve, fund, reservoir,
accumulation, collection, cache: They kept a hoard of food in
the shelter in case of attack. Occasionally, farmers turn up a
hoard of gold coins buried by the ancient Romans.
--v. 2 amass, collect, accumulate, pile (up), assemble, gather,
put away, stockpile, store, reserve, set aside, save (up),
squirrel away, lay in or away or aside or up, Colloq stash away:
Hoarding food was against the law during rationing.
hoax n. 1 deception, fraud, swindle, trick, flam or flimflam,
imposture, cheat, humbug, Slang con (game), gyp, scam, game, US
snow job: They perpetrated a hoax on you, and I am afraid there
is no way of getting your money back.
--v. 2 deceive, defraud, swindle, trick, fool, dupe, take in,
cozen, hoodwink, gull, bluff, Slang con, gyp, bamboozle: She
was hoaxed into investing in Sicilian gold-mines.
hobble v. 1 limp, falter, dodder, totter, stagger, reel, weave,
stumble, shuffle, shamble: I hobbled about on crutches for
weeks. 2 shackle, fetter, restrain, restrict, hamper, hinder,