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cherch

cherch verb: to scrounge, to obtain in an unintended fashion, to scrape together.

Verb

cherch (third-person singular simple present cherches, present participle cherching, simple past and past participle cherched)

  1. (US, World-War-I, slang) To scrounge, to obtain in an unintended fashion, to scrape together.

Forms of cherch

third-person singular presentcherches
present participlecherching
past participlecherched
pastcherched

Origin of cherch

Borrowed from French chercher.

Questions about cherch

What does cherch mean?
Cherch means to scrounge, to obtain in an unintended fashion, to scrape together.
What part of speech is cherch?
Cherch is a verb.
What is the past tense of cherch?
The past tense of cherch is cherched.

Words near cherch in the dictionary

  1. Cheramie
  2. Cheramies
  3. Cherasco
  4. Cheraw
  5. Cherbourg
  6. cherch
  7. cherched
  8. Cherchell
  9. Cherchen
  10. cherconnaes
  11. Cherechiu

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