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- Dictionarycrouch/kraʊtʃ/
verb
- 1. adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself: "we crouched down in the trench"
noun
- 1. a crouching stance or posture: "he dropped into a defensive crouch"
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a position in which you bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly: A loud noise would send him into a defensive crouch. She scrunched her tiny body into a low crouch.
The meaning of CROUCH is to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs. How to use crouch in a sentence. to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs; to lie close to the ground with the legs bent; to bend or bow servilely : cringe…
crouch in British English. (kraʊtʃ ) verb. 1. (intransitive) to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce. 2. (intransitive) to cringe, as in humility or fear. 3. (transitive) to bend (parts of the body), as in humility or fear.
To crouch is to bend your knees, pull your body in, and sit on your heels. This position is called a crouch. You might crouch down to pet a kitten or catch a baseball.
1. a. To stoop, especially with the knees bent: crouched over the grate, searching for his keys. b. To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent: a cat crouching near its prey. 2. To bend servilely or timidly; cringe. v.tr. To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility. n.
Definition of crouch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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