crouch
noun
1. the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
Definition categories: act, bending
Sentences with crouch as a noun:
- The cat waited in a crouch, hidden behind the hedge.
verb
1. bend one's back forward from the waist on down
- he crouched down
Similar word(s): bend, bow, stoop
Definition categories: motion, bend, flex
2. sit on one's heels
Similar word(s): hunker, scrunch, squat
Definition categories: contact, sit
Sentences with crouch as a verb:
- We crouched behind the low wall until the squad of soldiers had passed by.