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Meanings of crouch in anglès

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arraulir-se

Sit on one's heels.

arraulir-se
portuguès
agachar
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corbar-se
espanyol
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To bend one's back forward.

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corbar-se
Usage of crouch in anglès
1
When we're almost at the sea wall, Cass drops into a crouch.
The Fearless
2
He rises from his seated position into a crouch, ready for action.
Night of knives
3
Nikki landed in a crouch, Sig Sauer ready in her right hand.
Frozen Heat
4
Possum lurched forward into a ready crouch, weapons slipping into his palms.
Return of the Crimson Guard
5
I crouch down and slide my hand along a cold, smooth panel-glass
Divergent
6
He carried a rifle and moved quickly but cautiously in a crouch.
Beautiful assassin
7
In a second he pulled himself upright and went into a crouch.
The hellfire club
8
It was too high; he had to stand in a half crouch.
First Strike
9
His magnetism was upon me; I could only crouch into myself-andwait.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 / A Mag...
10
Leesil's blades bit the earth as momentum brought him into a crouch.
Sister of the dead
11
I saw the guard drop into a firing crouch and take aim.
Murder most frothy
12
They bluster when they are courted; they crouch when they are oppressed.
Remember the Alamo
13
He was exposed now, and he moved quickly, still in a crouch.
Consent to kill: a thriller
14
The cats mould themselves to the ground as they crouch or crawl.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
15
The rawhead gathered itself into a crouch again, clearly ready to pounce.
Cold Days
16
The mere possibility of litigation throws corporate America into a defensive crouch.
The Disposable Male
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espanyol
inclinar
Crouch through the time
Crouch across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common