scrouge verb & noun. [skru:dʒ, skraʊdʒ] colloq. M18.
[Alt. of SCRUZE. Cf. SCROOCH.]
A. verb. Now chiefly US.
1. verb trans. Cause discomfort to (a person) by coming too close; encroach on (a person's) space; crowd. Also, push or squeeze (something). M18.

2. verb intrans. Push, shove. L18.

3. verb intrans. Crouch; make one's body smaller or less conspicuous. E20.

4. verb trans. Draw tight; screw up (the eyes etc.). rare. E20.
b. noun. A crush, a squeeze, a crowd. rare. M19.

■ scrouger noun (US) an exceptionally large person or thing E19.

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