"rutch" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɹʊt͡ʃ/, /ɹʌt͡ʃ/ Forms: rutches [present, singular, third-person], rutching [participle, present], rutched [participle, past], rutched [past]
Rhymes: -ʊtʃ, -ʌtʃ Etymology: Partly from German rutschen (“slide”), partly (especially in Pennsylvania Dutch English) from Pennsylvania German rutsche (“slide; move around frequently”), and partly (especially in Amish use) from Plautdietsch rutschen (“slide”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|rutschen||slide}} German rutschen (“slide”), {{bor|en|pdc|rutsche||slide; move around frequently}} Pennsylvania German rutsche (“slide; move around frequently”), {{bor|en|pdt|rutschen||slide}} Plautdietsch rutschen (“slide”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} rutch (third-person singular simple present rutches, present participle rutching, simple past and past participle rutched)
  1. (US, informal) To slide; to scooch; to shuffle. Tags: US, informal Synonyms (slide, scooch): rootch
    Sense id: en-rutch-en-verb-F4vHWbTW Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'slide, scooch': 94 6
  2. (especially Pennsylvania Dutch English) To squirm; to move around frequently. Tags: Dutch, English, Pennsylvania, especially
    Sense id: en-rutch-en-verb-kZZ0IUUG Categories (other): Pennsylvania Dutch English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rutsch, rootch Related terms: ruche (english: to pleat; to bunch up), ruck (english: to crease), rootch (english: to root around, to rummage around)

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