scrooch also scrootch 
(skrch)
(skrch)intr.v. scrooched, scrooch·ing, scrooch·es also scrootched or scrootch·ing or scrootch·es
To hunch down or move in a crouching position: "the hot kind of hot Indiana hot weather that sends the family dog scrooching under the pickup truck to enjoy the shade" (John Skow).
[Alteration (perhaps influenced by CROUCH) of scrooge, scrouge, to squeeze, crowd.]