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Meanings of
crouch
in English
Portuguese
ficar de cócoras
Catalan
arraulir-se
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Sit on one's heels.
squat
hunker
scrunch
scrunch up
hunker down
Portuguese
ficar de cócoras
Portuguese
agachar
Catalan
corbar-se
Spanish
inclinar
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To bend one's back forward.
bow
bend
stoop
Related terms
stoop to
Portuguese
agachar
Usage of
crouch
in English
1
When we're almost at the sea wall, Cass drops into a
crouch
.
2
He rises from his seated position into a
crouch
,
ready for action.
3
Nikki landed in a
crouch
,
Sig Sauer ready in her right hand.
4
Possum lurched forward into a ready
crouch
,
weapons slipping into his palms.
5
I
crouch
down and slide my hand along a cold, smooth panel-glass
6
He carried a rifle and moved quickly but cautiously in a
crouch
.
7
In a second he pulled himself upright and went into a
crouch
.
8
It was too high; he had to stand in a half
crouch
.
9
His magnetism was upon me; I could only
crouch
into myself-andwait.
10
Leesil's blades bit the earth as momentum brought him into a
crouch
.
11
I saw the guard drop into a firing
crouch
and take aim.
12
They bluster when they are courted; they
crouch
when they are oppressed.
13
He was exposed now, and he moved quickly, still in a
crouch
.
14
The cats mould themselves to the ground as they
crouch
or crawl.
15
The rawhead gathered itself into a
crouch
again, clearly ready to pounce.
16
The mere possibility of litigation throws corporate America into a defensive
crouch
.
Other examples for "crouch"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
crouch
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
crouch down
low crouch
defensive crouch
half crouch
crouch there
More collocations
Translations for
crouch
Portuguese
ficar de cócoras
baixar-se
acocorar-se
agachar
acocorar
inclinar
Catalan
arraulir-se
aclofar-se
ajupir-se
acotxar-se
arrupir-se
posar-se a la gatzoneta
corbar-se
encorbar-se
inclinar-se
inclinar
Spanish
inclinar
Crouch
through the time
Crouch
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common