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.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person hutches up · participle present hutching up · participle past hutched up · past hutched up

  1. idiomaticTo 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. idiomaticTo share a house or flat with another person, especially due to high rents.
  3. idiomaticTo put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to be integrated or accepted; compare ‘butch’.
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“hutch up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hutch%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hutch up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hutch%20up.

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