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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.
Synonyms
Examples for "squat"
Examples for "squat"
1
Each one was different, some small and squat, others tall and long.
2
I squat down on a cushion; I don't know what to say.
3
Her attention wandered to the squat Chinese god in the glass case.
4
Such was the highest type; the commoner was squat, dumpy, and heavy.
5
The girls were brought and made to squat in front of him.
1
Not so bad for them; they could hunker down, even under fire.
2
Tongan residents were told hunker down and prepare for the storm's arrival.
3
We backpedal, hunker down in a stairwell, and squint into the light.
4
The dead, who used to hunker down to hide, had turned skittish.
5
They didn't hunker down where they were in safety, Romney said.
1
I squat down on a cushion; I don't know what to say.
2
Farmers were not allowed to squat down or to bend the knees.
3
I fought an urge to squat down to get our faces level.
4
It took all his nerve to squat down and feel for a COG-tag.
5
They would drop in, squat down, tender their services, suggest remedies, and gossip.
Usage of crouch down in English
1
I crouch down and slide my hand along a cold, smooth panel-glass
2
Consoling themselves with this thought, the women crouch down at the door.
3
The marauders crouch down with their gaze fixed firmly on the linoleum.
4
Stand close behind me, and crouch down if they get this far.
5
Hopeless to resist, she could only crouch down and let them pass.
6
They made Sarah crouch down close beside her and held her there.
7
I crouch down, thinking of all the babysitting I've done over the years.
8
I crouch down and run my hand along Bernie Kosar's side.
9
She motioned for me to crouch down behind one of the middle seats.
10
Raskan appeared behind him, went to crouch down beside the cookpot.
11
Jules could only shut his eyes and crouch down trembling, under the shelf.
12
We crouch down farther into the shadows, hardly daring to breathe.
13
I crouch down, waiting for Kladen to pace by me again.
14
Swift was directing his son and Captain Weston to crouch down.
15
He saw the elephant swing around, and Elizabeth crouch down on its back.
16
We stop in Mascara, crouch down, and listen to what sounds like shuffling.
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Crouch down through the time
Crouch down across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common