"scooch" meaning in English

See scooch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skut͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scooch.wav Forms: scooches [plural]
Rhymes: -uːtʃ Etymology: A variation of scouch. The verb sense "shift, scoot" is probably influenced by scoot. For the noun sense "a small amount", compare skoosh, skosh. Head templates: {{en-noun}} scooch (plural scooches)
  1. A small amount; a skosh. Synonyms: skosh, skoosh, modicum
    Sense id: en-scooch-en-noun--~0xdTm8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 36 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 25 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 23 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 17 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scootch, skooch, skootch

Verb

IPA: /skut͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scooch.wav Forms: scooches [present, singular, third-person], scooching [participle, present], scooched [participle, past], scooched [past]
Rhymes: -uːtʃ Etymology: A variation of scouch. The verb sense "shift, scoot" is probably influenced by scoot. For the noun sense "a small amount", compare skoosh, skosh. Head templates: {{en-verb}} scooch (third-person singular simple present scooches, present participle scooching, simple past and past participle scooched)
  1. (US) To shift, move aside, or scoot over. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-scooch-en-verb-uLA7rEmC Categories (other): American English, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 66 34
  2. To crouch.
    Sense id: en-scooch-en-verb-2O1K-NsI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scootch, skooch, skootch Derived forms: scooch over Translations: подвинуть (podvinutʹ) (Russian), arrimarse (Spanish), aplegarse (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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