crouch

v., crouched, crouch·ing, crouch·es.

v.intr.

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

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

n.
The act or posture of bending low or crouching.

[Middle English crouchen, probably from Old North French *crouchir, to become bent, variant of Old French crochir, from croche, hook. See crochet.]

verb

To stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body: huddle, hunch, hunker (down), squat. See high/low.

v

Definition: stoop low; cringe
Antonyms: stretch

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IN BRIEF: n. - The act of bending low with the limbs close to the body v. - Sit on one's heels; Bend one's back forward from the waist on down.

Tutor's tip: After that injury to his "crotch" (the bodily area where one's legs fork), he can only get up from a "crouch" (to bend the legs down low) by using a "crutch" (an underarm support).

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - krybe sammen, ligge på spring
v. tr. - bøje
n. - sammenkrøben stilling

idioms:

• crouch down    trykke sig ned mod jorden

Nederlands (Dutch)
hurken, nederig buigen, ineenduiken, hurkzit, ineengedoken houding

Français (French)
v. intr. - se tapir, s'accroupir, se ramasser
v. tr. - se tapir, se blottir (de peur)
n. - accroupissement

idioms:

• crouch down    s'accroupir, se tapir, se ramasser

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich zusammenkauern
n. - kauernde Stellung

idioms:

• crouch down    sich niederkauern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάθομαι ανακούρκουδα, (για ζώα) συσπειρώνομαι για να ορμήσω
n. - κουκούβισμα, κάθισμα στα κότσια, συσπείρωση, θέση εκκίνησης αγώνα δρόμου

idioms:

• crouch down    παίρνω θέση εκκίνησης (σε αγώνα δρόμου)

Italiano (Italian)
accovacciarsi

idioms:

• crouch down    accovacciarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - agachar-se, humilhar-se, bajular
n. - agachamento (m)

idioms:

• crouch down    encolher-se (de medo ou para se esconder)

Русский (Russian)
согнуться, присесть

idioms:

• crouch down    согнуться, собраться (перед прыжком)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ponerse en cuclillas, agacharse, encogerse
v. tr. - ponerse en cuclillas, agacharse, encogerse
n. - cuclillas, posición del que está agachado

idioms:

• crouch down    ponerse en cuclillas, agacharse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - huka sig, krypa för (bildl.)
n. - hopkrupen ställning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
蹲伏, 蜷伏, 弯腰, 卑躬屈膝, 谄媚奉承, 低, 屈, 蜷缩

idioms:

• crouch down    蹲下

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 蹲伏, 蜷伏, 彎腰, 卑躬屈膝, 諂媚奉承
v. tr. - 低, 屈
n. - 蹲伏, 蜷縮

idioms:

• crouch down    蹲下

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 구부리다, (비굴하게) 허리를 굽히다
v. tr. - 비하하여 낫게 숙이다
n. - 웅크림

idioms:

• crouch down    (동물들이 덤벼들려고) 몸을 웅크리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 身をかがめる, うずくまる, ひるむ, かがむ
n. - かがんだ姿勢, うずくまること

idioms:

• crouch down    蹲る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) جثم, ربض (الاسم) ربضه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התכווץ, התכופף‬
v. tr. - ‮התכווץ, התכופף‬
n. - ‮התקפלות, התכופפות‬

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