CROUCH

/kɹaʊt͡ʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15

Definition

  1. noun the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body.
  2. verb bend one's back forward from the waist on down. — synonyms: stoop, bend, bow
  3. verb sit on one's heels. — synonyms: squat, scrunch, scrunch_up, hunker, hunker_down

Examples

  • “The cat waited in a crouch, hidden behind the hedge.”
  • “We crouched behind the low wall until the squad of soldiers had passed by.”

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