The tomboyish girl decided to scunch across the living room carpet floor, thus obtaining rug burns on both her knees and elbows.
Dictionary of american slang with examples. .
scunch — To move about on the elbows, dragging the back half of the body, in almost a froglike manner. This is done by both elbows at the same time, and follows with the knees a second later. The tomboyish girl decided to scunch across the living room… … Dictionary of american slang
scunch — … Useful english dictionary
squinch — I. verb Etymology: probably blend of squint and pinch Date: 1835 transitive verb 1. to screw up (the eyes or face) ; squint 2. a. to make more compact b. to cause to crouch down or draw together … New Collegiate Dictionary
squinch — squinch1 /skwinch/, n. Archit. a small arch, corbeling, or the like, built across the interior angle between two walls, as in a square tower for supporting the side of a superimposed octagonal spire. [1490 1500; var. of scunch, short for… … Universalium
squinch — squinch1 noun a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower, bearing a superstructure such as a dome. Origin C15: alt. of obs. scunch, abbrev. of scuncheon. squinch2 verb chiefly N. Amer. 1》 tense up the muscles of… … English new terms dictionary
squinch — I [[t]skwɪntʃ[/t]] n. archit. a small arch, corbeling, etc., built across the interior angle between two walls, as in a square tower for supporting a superimposed octagonal spire • Etymology: 1490–1500; var. of scunch, short for scuncheon < MF … From formal English to slang
squinch — I. /skwɪntʃ/ (say skwinch) noun a small arch, corbelling, or the like, built across the interior angle between two walls, as in a square tower for supporting the side of a superimposed octagonal spire. {variant of British English obsolete or… …
squinch — squinch1 [skwinch] n. [var. of scunch, contr. < LME scuncheon < OFr escoinson < es (< L ex ) + coin, corner: see COIN] an interior corner support, as a small arch, corbeling, or lintel, supporting a weight, as of a spire, resting upon … English World dictionary
squinch — n. a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure, e.g. a dome. Etymology: var. of obs. scunch, abbr. of SCUNCHEON … Useful english dictionary
