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hutches up

hutches up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hutches up

What is hutches up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hutches up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hutch up.

Words near hutches up in the dictionary

  1. Hutchens
  2. Hutchenses
  3. Hutcheon
  4. Hutcherson
  5. hutches
  6. hutches up
  7. Hutcheson
  8. Hutchesonian
  9. hutchie
  10. hutchies
  11. Hutchin

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