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1. (v.i.) crouch
to stoop low with the knees bent.
2. crouch
to bend close to the ground preparing to spring, as a cat.
3. crouch
to bow or stoop servilely; cringe.
4. (v.t.) crouch
to bend (the head or body) low.
5. (n.) crouch
the act of crouching.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME crouchen, perh. b. couchen to lie down (see couch ) and croken to crook1)
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1. (verb) crouch
the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
2. (verb) crouch, stoop, bend, bow
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
"he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
3. (verb) squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down
sit on one's heels
"In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Crouch
to bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear
2. (verb) Crouch
to bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe
3. (verb) Crouch
to sign with the cross; to bless
4. (verb) Crouch
to bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear
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Sense: to stand with the knees well bent; to squat
He crouched behind the bush.
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 Afrikaans: hurk, buk, kruip |
 Arabic: يَجْثُـم |
 Bulgarian: навеждам се |
 Brazilian: agachar-se |
 Czech: krčit se |
 German: hocken |
 Danish: sidde på hug |
 Greek: στέκομαι με τα πόδια καλά |
 Spanish: agacharse, ponerse/estar |
 Estonian: kükitama |
 Farsi: کز کردن؛ چمباتمه زدن |
 Finnish: kyykistyä |
 French: s'accroupir |
 Hebrew: לְהִתכּוֹפֵף |
 Hindi: दुबक के बैठना |
 Croatian: čučnuti, čučati |
 Hungarian: leguggol |
 Indonesian: jongkok |
 Icelandic: sitjaá hækjum sínum |
 Italian: accucciarsi |
 Japanese: かがむ |
 Korean: 쭈구리다 |
 Lithuanian: tupėti, pritūpti |
 Latvian: pietupties; tupēt |
 Malay: membongkok |
 Dutch: kurken |
 Norwegian: huke seg ned, sitte samme |
 Polish: przykucnąć |
 Persian: کز کردن؛ چمباتمه زدن |
 Pashto: ټیټیدل |
 Portuguese: agachar-se |
 Romanian: a sta pe vine |
 Russian: сидеть на корточках |
 Slovak: krčiť sa |
 Slovenian: počeniti |
 Serbian: čučnuti |
 Swedish: huka sig, krypa ihop |
 Thai: ย่อตัวลง |
 Turkish: çömelmek |
 Taiwanese: 蹲下 |
 Ukrainian: присідати; сидіти навпочі |
 Urdu: جهكنا، دبكنا، گهات ميں ب |
 Vietnamese: gập mình |
 Chinese: 蹲伏 |
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