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crouch

[ krouch ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to stoop or bend low.
  2. to bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with fear.
  3. to bow or stoop servilely; cringe.


verb (used with object)

  1. to bend low.

noun

  1. the act of crouching.

crouch

/ ʊʃ /

verb

  1. intr to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce
  2. intr to cringe, as in humility or fear
  3. tr to bend (parts of the body), as in humility or fear
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of stooping or bending
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dzܳİ noun
  • dzܳiԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crouch1

1175–1225; Middle English crouchen, perhaps blend of couchen to lie down ( couch ) and croken to crook 1
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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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