to crouch
65
1.8
- verb
- /kraʊtʃ/
:
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- He can walk, he can Crouch, and he can punch.
- sit crouched
- men crouched
- crouching figure
He's sort of like crouched down going like that.
- He's sort of like crouched down going like that.
- Right away I found myself crouching over the kill like a mantling hawk.
- It might have been crouching there for hours, or for years, or centuries.
- And by threats, I don't mean like a tiger crouched in the corner.
- And yeah, So we, you know, we sort of crouched down.
- I Crouch down and put my own pale arms round you.
- So this is this is the best I could do is just crouching in front of a picture of the LHC tunnel.
- He like crouches on top of her as if she's prey and it's like sniffing her like a dog.
- Feet wet, crouching, he dipped his hand into the water and brought the ocean to his nose.
- But yeah, like you Crouch up and down, like you shoot.
Examples
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Quaid darts around the apartment, crouched below window level, turning off every light in the place.
Fiction book (1990) -
I get the feeling babies are pretty unpredictable. " Brian crouched down beside her.
Fiction book (1990) -
I heard, though, that I think Michael called it the turtle, where you would, you know, Crouch down and make yourself lower.
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All right, so go ahead and Crouch down, leaning forward.
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I need you to Crouch under this difficult obstacle to try and reach me.
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Once he locked his office door and crouched under his desk to wait out some bad lightning.
Fiction book (1990) -
He's still crouched down near the wall, Captain.
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Four women and 11 children crouched in the cellar while the flames crackled above them.
Academic text (2004) -
I took off my boots and crouched down at the doorway to enter the smoke-filled hut.
Academic text (2000) -
The cat crouched low in the grass, ready to pounce on its prey.
Synonyms
102
1.8
To crouch or kneel down to a lower position
39
7.5
To bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground
28
3.4
To bend your knees, lower your body, then stand up
8
6.0
Bend your knees and sit on your heels
3
4.2
To lower your body quickly by bending your knees to avoid being seen or hit
1
4.3
To crouch down close to the ground by bending the knees
1
8.5
To crouch with knees bent and body close to the ground ready to move
To bend down or squeeze into a small, tight space
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A low position close to the ground that runners use before a race to start quickly
How Low
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crouch comes from an old English verb crūcan meaning 'to bend' or 'stoop'. So, to crouch is to lower your body close to the ground to make yourself small or hidden.