thrutch up
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
A climbing word for squeezing your body upward through a very tight space in the rock.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
In rock climbing, to ascend a narrow chimney or crack by pressing the body against both sides and using friction to move upward.
"She thrutched up the narrow chimney by pressing her back against one wall and her feet against the other."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Highly specialized British climbing jargon, especially associated with traditional rock climbing in areas such as the Lake District and Yorkshire. Rarely encountered outside climbing communities. Derives from a dialectal English word meaning to squeeze or push with effort.
Commonly used with
chimney crack gully crevice rock face pitch
Forms
Base
thrutch up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
thrutches up
he/she/it
Past simple
thrutched up
yesterday
Past participle
thrutched up
have + pp
-ing form
thrutching up
continuous
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