Idiom idiom
hutch up
Meaning
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 on, or to move sideways on a seat so as to allow someone room to sit and share that same seat.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please hutch up so I can sit down on the bench.”
“The bus was crowded, so I asked the passenger to hutch up so I could fit in the seat.”
“She gently nudged her sleeping partner, asking him to hutch up to provide enough space for her to lie down beside him.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026