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Definition of scrooch in English: scroochverb skruːtʃskro͞oCH [no object]US informal Crouch; bend. he scrooched forward on his bar stool Example sentencesExamples - The woman scrooched further down under the covers and pulled them tight around her head.
- She scrooches down to the ground, still wearing her soggy shorts and shirt.
- She scrooches up to me so close at night, there is no possible way she could get any closer.
Origin Mid 19th century: dialect variant of US scrouge 'squeeze, crowd', perhaps reinforced by the verb crouch. Definition of scrooch in US English: scroochverbskro͞oCH [no object]US informal Crouch; bend. he scrooched forward on his chair Example sentencesExamples - She scrooches up to me so close at night, there is no possible way she could get any closer.
- She scrooches down to the ground, still wearing her soggy shorts and shirt.
- The woman scrooched further down under the covers and pulled them tight around her head.
Origin Mid 19th century: dialect variant of US scrouge ‘squeeze, crowd’, perhaps reinforced by the verb crouch. |