thrutch
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /θɹʌtʃ/
Verb

thrutch (thrutches, present participle thrutching; past and past participle thrutched)

  1. (rare or dialectal) To push; press.
  2. To crowd; throng; squeeze.
  3. (figuratively) To trouble; oppress.
  4. To thrust.
  5. (caving, climbing (sport)) 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.
    I thrutched up the final crack to a small pinnacle.
Synonyms Noun

thrutch (plural thrutches)

  1. (caving, climbing (sport)) An obstacle overcome by thrutching; an act of thrutching (See verb #5)
  2. (UK dialectal, Northern England) A narrow gorge or ravine.
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