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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
/ kraʊtʃ /
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
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Other Words From
- croucher noun
- crouching·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of crouch1
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Example Sentences
Eyes red and prison muscles bulging, a tattooed white man behind me jumped to his feet from a crouch and swatted me aside.
Democrats can't slink away, or crouch, or cut and run against their own record.
Don dropped the skillet, jumped into a crouch, went for his gun.
There was barely room to crouch, let alone lie down and sleep.
Malheiro says that whoever claimed Crouch confirmed the cases of Krokodil “got her statements wrong.”
Now it seemed to crouch as though ready to spring, and I could hear the savage growling as of some beast of prey.
I straightened out of my crouch, forced myself not to reveal what I had just seen.
She continued to crouch on the steps, holding her breath and stiffening herself into complete immobility.
He raised his saber in salute—the only fencing-movement he'd become proficient in—and jumped into a crouch.
So there she sat, ready to crouch down into her hiding-place, if she heard a noise from her enemy.
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