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crouch definition

crouch (kro̵uc̸h)

intransitive verb

  1. to stoop or bend low with the limbs drawn close to the body, as an animal ready to spring or cowering in fear
  2. to cringe or bow in a servile manner

Etymology: ME crouchen < OFr crochir, to be bent < croc, a hook: see crosier

transitive verb

Archaic to cause to bend low

noun

the act or position of crouching

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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