English Dictionary

ooch

/uːt͡ʃ/

verb

To move or slide a small amount; scoot; scooch. / To move in a small or restricted space; squirm or squeeze. / To progress or change a little bit or in small increments.

She ooches closer to the edge of the seat.

意味（1）

To move or slide a small amount; scoot; scooch.

She didn't really pull away, just ooched over a little, leaving two or three inches between us -- and I liked her better for it.

意味（2）

To move in a small or restricted space; squirm or squeeze.

I still got sand stuck between my toes. I can feel it ooching around down there.

意味（3）

To progress or change a little bit or in small increments.

I mean, come on, unemployment is down for 3 straight months, and that's a good thing. In fact, unemployment claims, even they ooched up a tiny bit now, are for the last 3 or 4 months at all-time lows, which is encouraging in terms of what it says about the fundamentals of this economy.

意味（4）

To quietly force to move without drama or noticeable disruption.

There is one man I haven't mentioned, who quietlv, without any ostentation at all, circulaled among all the thousands of boys and girls, who had been ooched out of Johnsville when the guards were arrested, a fellow by the name of Rifkin.

意味（5）

To exceed a limit by a small amount.

An oocher, according to the The Encyclopedia Erratica, is a motorist who persists in ooching his speed to 35-miles-an-hour in a 30-mile zone. He also is the guy who insists on ooching another drink after the bars close.

意味（6）

To work toward a goal by using small low-risk steps.

We have often found that after a short period of ooching our way into a new venture, we need to change strategies and goals to take advantage of the new opportunities and markets that present themselves.

意味（7）

(sailing) To propel a boat or sailboard by rocking one's body back and forth.

But if you are racing a boat without a chute, especially a single- hander, ooching is usually more effective.

意味（8）

To cry out in pain or discomfort.

Maybe he was trying to make up for all those crawdads, laughing at her ooching and owwing in that sticker patch.