hutch up

English

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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, or to move sideways on 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, LGBT) To put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to be integrated or accepted; compare ‘butch’.

Synonyms

(put on a heterosexual manner): cowboy up