CROUCH

crouch

(noun) the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down

(verb) sit on one’s heels; “In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting”; “The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm”

crouch, stoop, bend, bow

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

crouch (third-person singular simple present crouches, present participle crouching, simple past and past participle crouched)

(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.

(intransitive) To bend servilely; to bow in reverence or humility.

Noun

crouch (plural crouches)

A bent or stooped position.

Etymology 2

Noun

crouch (plural crouches)

(obsolete) A cross.

Verb

crouch (third-person singular simple present crouches, present participle crouching, simple past and past participle crouched)

(obsolete) To sign with the cross; bless.

Anagrams

• Crochu

Proper noun

Crouch

A surname.

A ghost town in California.

A city and town in Idaho.

A small river in Essex, England.

Anagrams

• Crochu

Source: Wiktionary

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Crouch (krouch; 129), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crouched (kroucht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crouching.] Etym: [OE. cruchen, crouchen, crouken; cf. E. creep, G. krauchen, kriechen, or E. crook to bend, also crouch to cross.]

1. 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. Now crouch like a cur. Beau. & Fl.

2. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe. "A crouching purpose." Wordsworth. Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor Shak.

Crouch, v. t. Etym: [OE. cruchen, crouchen, from cruche, crouche, cross. Cf. Crosier, Crook.]

1. To sign with the cross; to bless. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear. She folded her arms across her chest, And crouched her head upon her breast. Colerige.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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