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Definitions for Crouching
[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 Crouching
crouchhuddle, squat, hunch, cower, grovel, stoop, bend, wince, kneel, quail, duck, dip, bow, quat
Words nearby Crouching
crouchcrotonic acid, crotonism, crotoxin, crottin, crottle, crouch, croup, croup-associated virus, croupade, croupier, croupous membrane
Origin of Crouching
1175–1225; Middle English crouchen, perhaps blend of couchen to lie down (see couch) and croken to crook1
Other words from Crouching
crouch·er , noun
crouch·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Crouching
C14: perhaps from Old French crochir to become bent like a hook, from croche hook
Synonyms for Crouching
bend, cower, grovel, huddle, hunch, kneel, squat, stoop, wince, bow, dip, duck, quail, quat, bend down, hunker down, scrooch down