1. crouches down or hunches up in a compressed position
Usage: informal
2. moves by squeezing or pressing into a tight space
Usage: informal

Examples

• She scrooches down behind the couch to hide.
• The cat scrooches under the bed during thunderstorms.
• He scrooches his shoulders up when he’s cold.
• The child scrooches into the corner of the booth.
• She scrooches her body to fit through the narrow opening.
• The dog scrooches closer to the fireplace for warmth.