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thrutch.

To push; press; shove; thrust.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/θɹʌt͡ʃ/
  1. To push; press; shove; thrust.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal
  2. To press or squeeze cheese in a vat.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal
  3. To crowd; throng; squeeze; huddle together.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal
  4. To trouble; oppress; distress.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle English thrucchen (“to push, rush”), from Old English þryċċan (“to push, press, trample on, crush”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (“to press”). Cognate with West Frisian drukke (“to press”), Dutch drukken (“to press, squeeze”), German drücken (“to press, push, squeeze”), Swedish trycka (“to press, push, squeeze”).

noun/θɹʌt͡ʃ/
  1. A narrow gorge or ravine.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal
  2. A push; shove; thrust.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal
  3. A throng; a crowd.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English thrucchen (“to push, rush”), from Old English þryċċan (“to push, press, trample on, crush”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (“to press”). Cognate with West Frisian drukke (“to press”), Dutch drukken (“to press, squeeze”), German drücken (“to press, push, squeeze”), Swedish trycka (“to press, push, squeeze”).

verb/θɹʌt͡ʃ/
  1. To push, press, or squeeze into a place; move sideways or vertically in an upright position by wriggling the body against opposing rock surfaces. Compare chimney.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal
    I thrutched up the final crack to a small pinnacle.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English thrucchen (“to push, rush”), from Old English þryċċan (“to push, press, trample on, crush”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (“to press”). Cognate with West Frisian drukke (“to press”), Dutch drukken (“to press, squeeze”), German drücken (“to press, push, squeeze”), Swedish trycka (“to press, push, squeeze”).

noun/θɹʌt͡ʃ/
  1. An obstacle overcome by thrutching; an act of thrutching.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English thrucchen (“to push, rush”), from Old English þryċċan (“to push, press, trample on, crush”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (“to press”). Cognate with West Frisian drukke (“to press”), Dutch drukken (“to press, squeeze”), German drücken (“to press, push, squeeze”), Swedish trycka (“to press, push, squeeze”).

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