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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
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Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܳİ noun
- dzܳiԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crouch1
C14: perhaps from Old French crochir to become bent like a hook, from croche hook
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One moment stood out - when he crouched down to excitably stress a point to substitute Boubacar Kamara as he was coming on.
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"I have seen many people, myself included, crouching over and crying out loud on the streets," J said.
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Just before the full-time whistle went, manager Arroyo was crouched down in the dugout, perhaps pondering what to say to her players.
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He crouches on all fours in his silk pajamas like a panther ready to pounce.
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The cop crouches beside him and vigorously “performs CPR,” pumping nearly all the blood from the dying miscreant’s body with every squeeze.
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