crouch
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4.2
- noun
- /kraʊtʃ/
:
postura en cuclillas
- We were instructed to Crouch down and to place these black leather gloves over our eyes and face as best we could.
- defensive crouch
- half crouch
- low crouch
Examples
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The soldier stayed in a low crouch to avoid detection by the enemy.
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Unbidden, the mate had settled in a watchful crouch by the engine.
Fiction book (1994) -
You just keep down in a tight crouch.
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As it hit the wall behind her, she rolled into a crouch, automatic at the ready.
Fiction book (1996) -
A back kick upward from a crouch with her other leg, heel leading.
Fiction book (1991) -
La Motta fighting out of a half-crouch.
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The unknown man moved stealthily, in a crouch, as one does when chasing a hen.
Fiction book (1996) -
Caitlin sank to a crouch on the floor, the basin, the room, everything else forgotten.
Fiction book (1993) -
Both raptors go into a pre-attack crouch and they pounce, one towards each of the kids.
Fiction book (1993) -
The men are moving, coming out of their crouches, blood pumping, tendons stretched in the soft, moist air.
Fiction book (1992)
Compounds
- Specialized
A low position close to the ground that runners use before a race to start quickly
How Low
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crouch as a noun comes from the same old English verb crūcan meaning 'to bend' or 'stoop'. Think of a small, low position like an animal hiding, and you can see why a 'crouch' is the bent, low position itself.