Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Dutch, English, Pennsylvania, especially)To squirm; to move around frequently.

  2. (US, archaic, informal)To slide; to scooch; to shuffle.

Origin

Partly from German rutschen (“slide”), partly (especially in Pennsylvania Dutch English) f

Partly from German rutschen (“slide”), partly (especially in Pennsylvania Dutch English) from Pennsylvania German rutsche (“slide; move around frequently”), and partly (especially in Amish use) from Plautdietsch rutschen (“slide”). Compare also West Country English ruge (“slippery”).

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Forms

rutches, rutching, rutched, rutched
Base formrutch · to rutch
3rd person singularrutches
Present participlerutching
Past simplerutched
Past participlerutched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrutch
he, she, itrutches

Past simpleLesson

all personsrutched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rutched
he, she, ithas rutched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rutch

Word family

3 related words
Relatedrucheruckrootch

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rustyB2rutrutabagaruthruthlessC1ruthlesslyrye
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