Scooch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skut͡ʃ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Scooch is a verb meaning (US) To shift, move aside, or scoot over.
Meaning
(US) To shift, move aside, or scoot over.
More Meanings
- To crouch.
- A small amount; a skosh.
Example Sentences
Lying on your side, start rocking back and forth, scooching to and fro and kicking.
"We could watch it all night," Joselle would add, scooching closer to her mother. "If it was on all night."
“Just a scooch?” she adds in a higher-pitched voice pinching her fingers together to highlight a small imaginary space on a spectrum […]
Turning over onto his back, he scooched down farther into his bag. It was the kind of sleeping bag with a hood built into it, so he pulled on the drawstring.
Word Forms
- scooches
- scooching
- scooched
- scootch
Synonyms for scooch
Depending on context, synonyms include skosh, skoosh, ace, atom, atomy, aught.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scootch, skooch, scoot, ooch, rutch, scrooch.
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