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crouch
[krouch]
verb (used without object)
to stoop or bend low.
to bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with fear.
to bow or stoop servilely; cringe.
verb (used with object)
to bend low.
noun
the act of crouching.
crouch
/ ʊʃ /
verb
(intr) to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce
(intr) to cringe, as in humility or fear
(tr) to bend (parts of the body), as in humility or fear
noun
the act of stooping or bending
Other 51Թ Forms
- croucher noun
- crouchingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crouch1
Example Sentences
The women crouch down motionless, kneeling between endless rows of fruit bushes, almost hidden from view.
Other Democrats should pay attention to both Newsom and these polls — and get out of their defensive crouch over immigration or the protests.
"Instead of holding my wife’s hand in the delivery room, I was crouched on a detention center floor, whispering through a crackling phone line as she labored alone," Khalil wrote.
On the other end of the spectrum crouches The Liver King, the subject of a recently debuted episode of Netflix’s “Untold” sports documentary series.
We crouch down on the floor in front of a row of safes.
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