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Meanings of crouch down in English

To move into a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels.

Usage of crouch down in English
1
I crouch down and slide my hand along a cold, smooth panel-glass
Divergent
2
Consoling themselves with this thought, the women crouch down at the door.
Mohammed Ali and His House
3
The marauders crouch down with their gaze fixed firmly on the linoleum.
The eye of the leopard
4
Stand close behind me, and crouch down if they get this far.
Blindfolded
5
Hopeless to resist, she could only crouch down and let them pass.
The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story
6
They made Sarah crouch down close beside her and held her there.
Mary Olivier: a Life
7
I crouch down, thinking of all the babysitting I've done over the years.
Leaving Time
8
I crouch down and run my hand along Bernie Kosar's side.
I am number four
9
She motioned for me to crouch down behind one of the middle seats.
The Darkest Minds
10
Raskan appeared behind him, went to crouch down beside the cookpot.
Forge of Darkness
11
Jules could only shut his eyes and crouch down trembling, under the shelf.
The Gate of the Giant Scissors
12
We crouch down farther into the shadows, hardly daring to breathe.
World After
13
I crouch down, waiting for Kladen to pace by me again.
Lone Wolf
14
Swift was directing his son and Captain Weston to crouch down.
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat; Or, Under the Ocean for Sunken...
15
He saw the elephant swing around, and Elizabeth crouch down on its back.
The Magicians of Caprona
16
We stop in Mascara, crouch down, and listen to what sounds like shuffling.
Sorry Please Thank You: Stories
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Crouch down through the time
Crouch down across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common