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To crouch is to bend at the knee and bring your upper body down closer to the floor.

(verb)

When you bend down to be at the same level as a child you are talking to, this is an example of a situation where you crouch.

The definition of a crouch is a position where your knees are bent and your upper body is down lower to the ground.

(noun)

The position you are in when you bend your knees and get down low to talk to a child is an example of a crouch.

See crouch in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

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

Origin: 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

See crouch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb crouched, crouch·ing, crouch·es

verb, intransitive

a. To stoop, especially with the knees bent: crouched over the grate, searching for his keys.
b. To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent: a cat crouching near its prey.
To bend servilely or timidly; cringe.

verb, transitive

To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility.

noun

The act or posture of bending low or crouching.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English crouchen

Origin: , probably from Old North French *crouchir, to become bent

Origin: , variant of Old French crochir

Origin: , from croche, hook; see crochet

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