crouch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kraʊʧ/

  Rhymes: -aʊtʃ

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English crūċ.

[edit] Noun

crouch (plural crouches)

1. (obsolete) A cross.

[edit] Etymology 2

Perhaps from Old French crochir.

[edit] Verb

to crouch (third-person singular simple present crouches, present participle crouching, simple past and past participle crouched)

1. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear.

   We crouched behind the low wall until the squad of soldiers had passed by.

2. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.
3. To sign with the cross; to bless.
4. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.

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[edit] Noun

crouch (plural crouches)

1. A bent or stooped position.

   The cat waited in a crouch, hidden behind the hedge.

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