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to scrooch

to scrooch

9.9
To bend down or squeeze into a small, tight space
  • verb
  • /skruːtʃ/
  • UK
translation icon : acurrucarse
  • She scrooched into the corner of the room to avoid the crowd in the hallway.

Examples

  • Can you scrooch over?

  • Peter scrooched down to fit into the small space under the table.

  • We had to scrooch together in the back seat to make room for everyone.

  • She scrooched down behind the sofa to hide during the game.

  • The cat managed to scrooch into the tiny box and fall asleep.

  • Please scrooch down.

  • The cat scrooched itself into the empty box, clearly enjoying the snugness.

Synonyms

to squeeze
vsto scrooch
192 2.8

To move into a narrow space with difficulty

adds the posture of bending down rather than only forcing in
to scrunch
vsto scrooch
  • Informal
8 6.0

Bend your knees and sit on your heels

is about doing that specifically to fit into a small space
to scrunch up
vsto scrooch
  • Informal
1 4.3

To crouch down close to the ground by bending the knees

also adds squeezing into cramped space as the reason for crouching
to haunch
vsto scrooch
1 8.5

To crouch with knees bent and body close to the ground ready to move

is more about making oneself small to fit into a tight space
to squoosh
vsto scrooch
  • Informal
1 9.1

To squeeze people or things into a small space to make them fit

is about making oneself small and crouching to fit in
to squinch
vsto scrooch
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To pull part of your body back when you feel pain or fear

is a neutral crouch to fit into space, not a fear reaction

How Small

to huddle
114 3.1
to scrooch
  • UK
9.9
to curl up
  • Informal
57 2.8
to crouch
65 1.8
to stoop
27 2.6

Surface Forms

scrooch infinitive
scrooched past
scrooched past participle
scrooching present participle
scrooches third person singular

Etymology

The word scrooch looks like a mix of crouch and squeeze. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine bending down and squeezing yourself into a very small spot, which is exactly what scrooch means.