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crouch (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from Old French crochir 'to become hook-shaped', from croche; CROCHET]
also crouch down
to lower your body close to the ground by bending your knees completely
-see also squat squat
::He crouched in the shadows near the doorway.
::Paula crouched down and held her hands out to the fire.
to bend over something so that you are very near to it
-see also lean lean crouch over
::a young girl crouched over a book
-- crouch n [C]
::She dropped to the ground in a crouch.