📖 Definitions of "Crouches"
noun
- 1
A bent or stooped position.
"The cat waited in a crouch, hidden behind the hedge."
verb
- 1
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.
"We crouched behind the low wall until the squad of soldiers had passed by."
- 2
To bend servilely; to bow in reverence or humility.
noun
- 1
A cross.
verb
- 1
To sign with the cross; bless.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Crouches"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scrunchverb | (transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact. |
| bendverb | (transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. |
| squatverb | Relatively short or low, and thick or broad. |
| hunker downverb | (idiomatic) To take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task. |
| bowverb | To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. |
| stoopverb | To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch. |
| scrunch upverb | (informal, transitive) To scrunch one's face or a part of one's face. |
| crouchernoun | A surname. |
| squattingverb | The act or general practice of occupying a building or land without the permission of the owner. |
| crousenoun | A surname. |
| stoopingnoun | The act of one who stoops. |
| crawlsverb | (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground. |
| crawlingverb | The motion of something that crawls. |
| slouchesnoun | A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance |
| hunchingverb | The motion by which something is hunched. |
| hunchedverb | having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect |
| hunkernoun | (dated) A political conservative. |
| crosslegged | Alternative spelling of cross-legged. [Having one leg over and across the other.] |
| slouchingverb | The posture of someone who slouches. |
| cowersnoun | — |
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