Definition of Crouch

Noun

• the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
  

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"
  squat scrunch - scrunch up hunker - hunker down
• 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"
  stoop bend bow

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