intj
Meaning 1
A cry of discomfort or pain: ouch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ooch
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /uːt͡ʃ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ut͡ʃ/
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rhymes with -uːtʃ
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /aʊtʃ/
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rhymes with -aʊtʃ
noun
Meaning 2
A small amount by which something has changed or moved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scooch, skoosh, skosh, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, bit, crumb, glimpse, dab, damn, dash, diddly, glint, dot, spatter, drop, dusting, fleck, glimmer, hint, flip, flyspeck, grain, halfpennyworth, inch, iota, jot, lick, mite, modicum, molecule, morceau, morsel, mote, ooch, ounce, particle, pennyworth, piece, pinch, relish, scantling, semblance, scent, scintilla, scrap, scruple, shred, skerrick, sliver, smattering, smidge, smidgen, smidget, smidgy, smitch, smithereen, soupçon, spark, speck, speckle, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, tad, tidbit, tidge, tinge, tittle, toddick, touch, trace, trifle, tuppence worth, vestige, whiff, whit
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A small change or small amount of progress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, informal
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noun
Meaning 4
An act of propelling a boat or sailboard forward by rocking one's body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: nautical, sailing, transport
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noun
Meaning 5
Something that causes discomfort or pain; an ouch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative spelling of ouche (“a brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when set with jewels or valuable”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, informal
Qualifier: obsolete except historical or poetic
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verb
Meaning 7
To move or slide (oneself or someone, or something) by a small amount.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, informal, reflexive, transitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To cause (oneself or someone, or something) to change or progress by a small amount or in small increments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, informal, reflexive, transitive
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verb
Meaning 9
To force (someone or something) to move without noticeable disruption or opposition; to nudge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, informal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 10
To move or slide by a small amount; to scooch, to scoot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 11
To move around in a restricted or small space; to squeeze, to squirm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 12
To change or progress by a small amount or in small increments; to nudge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, informal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 13
To force to move without noticeable disruption or opposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, informal, intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 14
To propel a boat or sailboard by rocking one's body back and forth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
Topics: nautical, sailing, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 15
To cry out in discomfort or pain; to ouch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
The interjection and noun are probably variants of ouch. The verb is probably derived from the interjection, or also from ouch (verb).
The verb is possibly a variant of scooch or scoot, or an onomatopoeia representing the movement. The noun is possibly derived from the verb.
See ouche.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: pieni muutos — small amount by which something has changed or moved
- Finnish: pieni muutos — small change or small amount of progress
- Finnish: sysäys — act of propelling a boat or sailboard forward by rocking one’s body
- Finnish: liikauttaa — (transitive) to move or slide (oneself or someone, or something) by a small amount
- Swedish: maka — (transitive) to move or slide (oneself or someone, or something) by a small amount
- Finnish: muuttaa vähitellen — (transitive) to cause (oneself or someone, or something) to change or progress by a small amount or in small increments; (intransitive) to change or progress by a small amount or in small increments
- Finnish: sysätä — (intransitive) to propel a boat or sailboard by rocking one’s body back and forth