crouch
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"

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"

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
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  creche
  Creach
  Cruz
  crux
  crus
  Cruze
  Cruse
  Cruce
  crook
  Crius
  Crego
  Crago
  Crusoe
  cruise
  Crouse
  Crooks
  Crooke
  crash