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hutch up

hutch up verb: to move slightly (sideways), in order to make room for someone; for example to move in a bed to make room for someone else to lie on, or to move sideways on a seat so as to allow someone room to sit and share that same seat.

Verb

hutch up (third-person singular simple present hutches up, present participle hutching up, simple past and past participle hutched up)

  1. (idiomatic) To move slightly (sideways), in order to make room for someone; for example to move in a bed to make room for someone else to lie on, or to move sideways on a seat so as to allow someone room to sit and share that same seat.
  2. (idiomatic) To share a house or flat with another person, especially due to high rents.
  3. (idiomatic) To put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to be integrated or accepted; compare ‘butch’.

Forms of hutch up

third-person singular presenthutches up
present participlehutching up
past participlehutched up
pasthutched up

Questions about hutch up

What does hutch up mean?
Hutch up means to move slightly (sideways), in order to make room for someone; for example to move in a bed to make room for someone else to lie on, or to move sideways on a seat so as to allow someone room to sit and share that same seat.
What part of speech is hutch up?
Hutch up is a verb.
What is the past tense of hutch up?
The past tense of hutch up is hutched up.

Words near hutch up in the dictionary

  1. hut circle
  2. hut circles
  3. hut tax
  4. hut taxes
  5. hutch
  6. hutch up
  7. Hutchcraft
  8. Hutchcrafts
  9. Hutchcroft
  10. hutched
  11. hutched up

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