English

Proper noun

Mitch

1. A diminutive of the male given name Mitchell

English

Alternative forms

• mich, mych, myche, meech, meach
• miche (obsolete)

Verb

mitch ‎(third-person singular simple present mitches, present participle mitching, simple past and past participle mitched)

1. (transitive, dialectal) To pilfer; filch; steal.
2. (intransitive, dialectal) To shrink or retire from view; lurk out of sight; skulk.
3. (Ireland, Wales) To be absent from school without a valid excuse; to play truant.

   John said he was going to mitch the last lesson today.

4. (intransitive, dialectal) To grumble secretly.
5. (intransitive, dialectal) To pretend poverty.

Synonyms

• bunk off
• skive

Derived terms

• mitcher
• mitchery
• mitching

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