Definition of "thrutch" in English

verb

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England) To push; press; shove; thrust.

2. (UK dialectal, Northern England) To press or squeeze cheese in a vat.

3. (UK dialectal, Northern England) To crowd; throng; squeeze; huddle together.

4. (UK dialectal, Northern England, figuratively) To trouble; oppress; distress.

5. (caving, climbing) 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.

noun

1. (caving, climbing) An obstacle overcome by thrutching; an act of thrutching (See verb #5)

2. (UK dialectal, Northern England) A narrow gorge or ravine.

3. (UK dialectal, Northern England) A push; shove; thrust.

4. (UK dialectal, Northern England) A throng; crowd.