scooch

or scootch

[ skooch ]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to slide or move a short distance (often used with over): I'd climb onto the top bar of my swing set, scooch across to the middle, and hang upside down by my knees.To multiply a decimal by 100, all you do is scooch the decimal point over two spots to the right.Scooch over so I can sit beside you.

  2. to crouch or squat: Bend or scooch down so the measuring cup is at eye level and you can clearly see the markings and the level of the liquid.

noun
  1. a small amount or distance: You need to tweak the speed of the video’s narration by slowing it down a scooch.This is just another scootch down the slippery slope you stepped on when you started buying lottery tickets.

Origin of scooch

1
First recorded in 1855–60; perhaps a variant of scrooch, by association with scoot

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How to use scooch in a sentence

  • Well, give us your bonnet, and then you 'scooch' down, and I'll pull you through.

    Little Prudy | Sophie May