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hutching up

hutching up is the present participle and gerund 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 hutching up

What is hutching up the present participle and gerund of?
Hutching up is the present participle and gerund of hutch up.

Words near hutching up in the dictionary

  1. Hutchesonian
  2. hutchie
  3. hutchies
  4. Hutchin
  5. hutching
  6. hutching up
  7. Hutchings
  8. Hutchins
  9. Hutchinson
  10. Hutchinson County
  11. Hutchinson-Gilford progeria

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