English dictionary
crotch
/kr/A//tS/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
ExamplesHe climbed into the crotch of a tree.
Synonyms forkSource: WordNet 3.0
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the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
Source: WordNet 3.0
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external sex organ
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the <i>crotch</i> of a tree.
Source: webster1913
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In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table. See <u>Crotched</u>, below.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to; as, to <i>crotch</i> the ends of ropes in splicing or tying knots.
Source: webster1913