scrooch

/skruːtʃ/
verb
  1. To crouch, squeeze, or huddle into a smaller space; to move while keeping low or close to something.
    • She scrooched into the back seat to make room for another passenger.
    • We had to scrooch down behind the bushes so they wouldn't see us.
    • The cat scrooched under the sofa to hide from the dog.
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