scooch

(sko͞och)

intr.v. scooched, scooch·ing, scooch·es

1. To move a short way, especially by making short sliding movements when sitting or lying down: Scooch over and make room for another passenger.

2. To crouch down.

A small degree, portion, or amount; a bit.

Idiom:

a scooch

To a small degree; somewhat: Can you make the waistline of these pants a scooch bigger?

[Alteration (perhaps influenced by scoot) of scrooch.]

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scooch

(skuːtʃ)

to move or compress (one's body) into a restricted space

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