单词 | scrooch |
释义 | scrooch in British English (skruːtʃ) verb English Midlands dialect to scratch (the skin) to relieve itching scrooch in American English (skrutʃ), scrootch (skrutʃ) US verb transitive, verb intransitive Informal to crouch, hunch, huddle, squeeze, etc. Word origin prob. alt. < scrougescrooch in American English (skruːtʃ) intransitive verb (chiefly in Midland and Southern US) (usually fol. by down, in, or up) to crouch, squeeze, or huddle Also: scrootch Word origin [1835–45; appar. var. of scrouge, influenced in meaning by crouch]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crosshead, daisy chain, protein, serial, squeegee |
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