 crouch |
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| 1. | [ verb ] bend one's back forward from the waist on down | |
| Synonyms: | stoop bend bow | |
| Examples: | "he crouched down" "She bowed before the Queen" "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" |
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| Related terms: | bend huddle squinch stoop_to stooper change_posture | |
| 2. | [ verb ] sit on one's heels | |
| Synonyms: | squat hunker_down hunker scrunch_up scrunch | |
| Examples: | "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting" "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" |
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| Related terms: | sit squat | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body | |
| Related terms: | bend | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1209 | |
| Similar spelling: |
crush Creech creche Creach Cruz crux crus Cruze Cruse Cruce crook Crius Crego Crago Crusoe cruise Crouse Crooks Crooke crash |
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