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hutched up

hutched up is the simple past and past participle of hutch up.

Meaning of hutch up

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’.

Questions about hutched up

What is hutched up the simple past and past participle of?
Hutched up is the simple past and past participle of hutch up.

Words near hutched up in the dictionary

  1. hutch up
  2. Hutchcraft
  3. Hutchcrafts
  4. Hutchcroft
  5. hutched
  6. hutched up
  7. Hutchens
  8. Hutchenses
  9. Hutcheon
  10. Hutcherson
  11. hutches

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