English dictionary

crouch

/kr/AU//tS/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0

bend one's back forward from the waist on down

verb.motion

Examples
He crouched down.

Synonyms bend bow stoop

Source: WordNet 3.0
sit on one's heels

verb.contact

Synonyms hunker hunker down scrunch scrunch up squat

Source: WordNet 3.0
To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear.

verb

Source: webster1913
To sign with the cross; to bless.

verb

Source: webster1913