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Definitions for Crouch

[1] to stoop or bend low.
[2] to bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with fear.
[3] to bow or stoop servilely; cringe.
[4] to bend low.
[5] the act of crouching.
[6] (intr) to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce
[7] (intr) to cringe, as in humility or fear
[8] (tr) to bend (parts of the body), as in humility or fear
[9] the act of stooping or bending

Words related to Crouch

huddle, squat, hunch, cower, grovel, stoop, bend, wince, kneel, quail, duck, dip, bow, quat

Words nearby Crouch

crotonic acid, crotonism, crotoxin, crottin, crottle, crouch, croup, croup-associated virus, croupade, croupier, croupous membrane

Origin of Crouch

1175–1225; Middle English crouchen, perhaps blend of couchen to lie down (see couch) and croken to crook1

Other words from Crouch

crouch·er , noun
crouch·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Crouch

C14: perhaps from Old French crochir to become bent like a hook, from croche hook

Synonyms for Crouch

bend, cower, grovel, huddle, hunch, kneel, squat, stoop, wince, bow, dip, duck, quail, quat, bend down, hunker down, scrooch down