Definition of croch

"croch" is probably misspelled. Trying crouch instead Definition of crouch

1. crouch [ v ] bend one's back forward from the waist on down
Examples: "he crouched down" "She bowed before the Queen" "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

Used in print:

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

We came_down off the wall as if he had toppled all_of us , and we crouched behind it .

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

Beyond that misty gray of the rain , he saw the stretching hutment , low diminutive log_cabins , chinked with mud , with doorways a man would have_to crouch to get through , with roofs of tenting laid_over boughs or boards from hardtack boxes , or fence_rails , with cranky chimneys of sticks and dried mud .

He thought_of Simms_Purdew snoring on his bunk while Pullen_James crouched by the hearth , skirmishing an undershirt for lice , and a wet log sizzled .

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

He was crouched over his anvil in the courtyard getting his chisels into trim , when a splinter of steel flew into his eye and imbedded itself in his pupil .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

The colonel crouched tensely on one of the folding_chairs , methodically tearing at his thumbnail .

Synonyms crouch stoop bend bow Related Terms bend huddle squinch stoop_to stooper change_posture

2. crouch [ v ] sit on one's heels
Examples: "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting" "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"

Used in print:

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

After he 'd got_out fresh liver for Bast , he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish .